BASICS DESCRIPTION Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP >21 mm Hg) with normal anterior chamber angle and anatomy and no evidence of optic nerve or visual field damage EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Unknown Prevalence…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic systemic inflammatory disease. • It most commonly affects eyes, lungs, and skin. • Up to 80% of patients have ophthalmic involvement. • Sarcoidosis…

Jeremy D. Wolfe BASICS DESCRIPTION • Chronic, multiorgan, systemic bacterial infection caused by spirochete Treponema pallidum. • Responsible for 1–2% of all uveitis cases. • Ocular syphilis is considered a…

BASICS DESCRIPTION Developmental defect is caused by defective closure of the embryonal fissure. Its effect on vision varies depending on the size and location of the defect (1). Pediatric Considerations…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Refractive error exists when parallel light rays from a distant object do not come to focus on the retina of an unaccommodating eye. In refractive error the…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Different response of one pupil compared with the contralateral pupil when stimulated by a bright light. It is a sign that can be seen in a large…

Ann P. Murchison BASICS DESCRIPTION • Ocular adnexal lymphoproliferative disease (OALD) represents an amalgam of monoclonal and polyclonal lymphocytic proliferations that involve the ocular adnexa (the eyelids, orbit, conjunctiva, and…

Carol L. Shields BASICS DESCRIPTION • Melanocytic tumors of the iris stroma include a wide spectrum of lesions, ranging from benign iris nevus to malignant iris melanoma. • They can…

BASICS DESCRIPTION The appearance of redness on the surface of the eye resulting from enlargement and dilation or leakage of the blood vessels of the conjunctiva or episclera EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Drooping of the upper eyelid – May be congenital or acquired – May cause blurred vision or loss of visual field EPIDEMIOLOGY Unknown RISK FACTORS See associated…