Oculoplastics

Sep 28, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Oculoplastics

20 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…

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Lacrimal Disorders

Sep 28, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Lacrimal Disorders

11 LACRIMAL DISORDERS Dacryoadenitis Andrew Mick ICD-9: 375.00      THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Dacryoadenitis is a disease characterized by inflammation and enlargement of the lacrimal gland and surrounding tissues. Depending on the…

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Pediatrics

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21 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…

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Ocular Side Effects of Systemic Medications

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4 OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC MEDICATIONS Ocular Side Effects of Systemic Medications Bruce E. Onofrey and Tonya G. Ketcham Systemic medications have the potential, under certain circumstances, to produce…

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Ocular Emergencies and Urgencies

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13 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…

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Systemic Emergencies

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14 SYSTEMIC EMERGENCIES Systemic Emergencies in an Office-Based Practice Nicky R. Holdeman Most of the problems encountered by an eye care provider are not life threatening, but many conditions can…

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Other Infectious Diseases

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9 OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES Acanthamoeba Keratitis Nicky R. Holdeman      THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare, sight-threatening disease, which results from colonization of the cornea with the free-living,…

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Fungal Infectious Diseases

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8 FUNGAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE Fungal Keratitis Nicky R. Holdeman ICD-9: 370.05      THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Fungal keratitis results from invasion of the cornea by a fungal organism. While fungi are ubiquitous,…

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9 Posterior Uveitis and Panuveitis

Sep 11, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on 9 Posterior Uveitis and Panuveitis

9 Posterior Uveitis and Panuveitis John J. Huang and Paul A. Gaudio INTRODUCTION Posterior uveitis encompasses inflammation of the choroid, retina, vitreous, and retinal vasculature. By definition, posterior uveitis involves…

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