Cataract and Refractive Surgery Comanagement Cataract Surgery Management Jim Owen Brian Chou CATARACTS ICD-9: 366.0—INFANTILE, JUVENILE, AND PRESENILE CATARACT ICD-9: 366.1—SENILE CATARACT ICD-9: 366.2—TRAUMATIC CATARACT ICD-9: 366.3—CATARACT SECONDARY TO OCULAR…
Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease Pupil Abnormalities Leonid Skorin Jr Bruce G. Muchnick ICD-9: 379.40 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Pupil size reflects the neural input of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems on the…
Oculoplastics Entropion Shoib Myint ICD-9: 374.00 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Entropion or inversion of the eyelid margin can potentially lead to corneal opacification and subsequent damage leading to severe visual loss….
Pediatrics Amblyopia Suzanne M. Wickum ICD-9: 368.01—AMBLYOPIA, STRABISMIC ICD-9: 368.02—AMBLYOPIA, DEPRIVATION ICD-9: 368.03—AMBLYOPIA, REFRACTIVE THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Amblyopia is a unilateral or bilateral decrease in visual acuity, uncorrectable by optical…
Glaucoma and Related Conditions Ocular Hypertension (OHT) G. Richard Bennett Fiaz Zaman ICD-9: 365.01 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology OHT is a condition in which elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is found without…
Systemic Disease and the Eye Diabetes Mellitus Nicky R. Holdeman ICD-9: 250.00 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Diabetes mellitus (DM) involves a complex sequence of events that often evolve over many years….
Ocular Trauma Blunt Trauma Andrew Mick THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Trauma to the eye from a blunt object results in a concussive shock wave throughout the orbit and globe. The mechanical…
Brain Trauma Low Vision in the Primary Care Practice Paul B. Freeman ICD-9: 369.00 THE DISEASE Establishing a practice emphasis of providing care for patients with visual impairments must begin…
Viral Infectious Diseases Adenovirus/Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis Marcus G. Piccolo Victor Malinovsky ICD-9: 077.1—Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis ICD-9: 077.3—Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) is a common adenovirus disease that causes infection…
Ocular Emergencies and Urgencies Sudden Vision Loss Anastas F. Pass ICD-9: 362.34—TRANSIENT ARTERIAL OCCLUSION—AMAUROSIS FUGAX ICD-9: 368.10—VISION DISTURBANCE; TRANSIENT VISUAL OBSCURATION ICD-9: 368.11—SUDDEN VISUAL LOSS ICD-9: 368.12—TRANSIENT VISUAL LOSS THE…
