Strabismus
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Dissociated strabismus is an ocular deviation in which refixation of the deviated eye does not elicit an opposing deviation of the other eye (i.e., it is not…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Papillopathy
BASICS DESCRIPTION An uncommon unilateral or bilateral swelling of the optic disc seen in diabetics of all ages. The optic disc edema is transient and usually resolves over the course…
Dermatochalasis
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Dermatochalasis refers to excess eyelid skin associated with the aging process. • Blepharochalasis is a rare eyelid disorder that often presents in childhood, characterized by recurrent episodes…
Dacryocele
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Distended lacrimal sac usually in neonates or very early infancy • With or without associated intranasal cyst • Also known as dacryocele, lacrimal sac mucocele, dacryocystocele, or…
And Infantile Glaucoma
Daniel T. WeaverAlex V. Levin BASICS DESCRIPTION • Trabeculodysgenesis with aqueous outflow obstruction resulting in increased intraocular pressure detected at birth or by age 3–4 years • Differentiated from secondary…
Macular Edema
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Accumulation of fluid within and under the perifoveal region causing decreased acuity. • Changes are often visible on clinical examination but sometimes may only be evident on…
Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia (CPEO)
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) is a frequent manifestation of mitochondrial cytopathies, a group of disorders characterized by dysfunction of the mitochondria due to mutations in mitochondrial…
Transplant Complications
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Cadaveric corneal transplantation • Penetrating keratoplasty • Lamellar keratoplasty • Anterior • Posterior • Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty • Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Complications are…
