BASICS DESCRIPTION • Macular corneal dystrophy (Groenouw corneal dystrophy Type II, Fehr spotted dystrophy) is an autosomal recessive, progressive, bilateral, noninflammatory condition characterized by multiple opacifications with intervening haze within…
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Well defined, white bowl-shaped excavation inferiorly displaced in an enlarged optic disc • Excavation location reflects position of the embryonic fissure relative to the primitive epithelial papilla…
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Most common infiltrative lesion of the optic nerve (ON). EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence • 1% of all intracranial tumors • 3% of orbital tumors • 4% of all gliomas…
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Ocular ischemic syndrome (OIS) refers to anterior and posterior segment signs and symptoms related to chronic ocular hypoperfusion. • Most common cause is severe carotid occlusive disease….
L. Jay Katz BASICS DESCRIPTION • Nanophthalmos (simple microphthalmos) is a rare developmental disorder characterized by a small eye with short axial length (14.5–20 mm), shallow anterior chamber, high hypermetropia…
BASICS DESCRIPTION • A posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is the physical separation of the cortical vitreous from the internal limiting membrane (ILM) of the retina. • With improved imaging modalities…
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Various ophthalmic conditions are associated with or exacerbated by pregnancy. – Refractive changes: transient loss of accommodation; increased corneal thickness, edema, and curvature; decreased corneal sensitivity –…
