OPHTHALMOLOGY

Dellen

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BASICS DESCRIPTION • Small, saucer-like excavation at the corneal margin • Most often form an ellipse; 2 × 1.5 mm parallel to the limbus • Associated with adjacent elevation of…

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Syndrome

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BASICS DESCRIPTION Ocular motility disorder characterized by an inability to actively or passively elevate the eye in adduction EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Occurs in 1 of 450 strabismus cases Prevalence Unknown RISK…

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Lens Complications

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BASICS DESCRIPTION Complications from contact lens use can occur in any patient who wears contact lenses. Problems associated with contact lens use include infection (most commonly bacterial but rarely fungal…

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Nevus

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Jerry A. Shields BASICS DESCRIPTION • Most common intraocular tumor • Can occur within the eye in the uveal tissue including the iris, ciliary body, or choroid • Appears as…

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Syndrome

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BASICS DESCRIPTION • Crouzon syndrome, a craniosynostosis disorder, is characterized by premature closure of calvarial and cranial base sutures, as well as those of the orbit and maxillary complex. •…

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Melanoma

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Jerry A. Shields BASICS DESCRIPTION • Most common primary intraocular malignancy • Melanoma occurs in the uvea with iris involvement in 4%, ciliary body involvement in 6%, and choroidal involvement…

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Wool Spots

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BASICS DESCRIPTION • Localized area of superficial retinal whitening • Generally smaller than 1/2 disc area • Primary importance is as a marker of underlying disease, usually systemic. EPIDEMIOLOGY Unknown….

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Disease & UC

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BASICS DESCRIPTION • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease of the intestinal tract that is associated with a number of extra-intestinal manifestations. IBD can be classified as…

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Pit of the Optic Disc

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BASICS DESCRIPTION A rare, usually unilateral, congenital excavation of the optic nerve head that can be associated with a serous macular detachment. EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence • Approximately 1 in 10,000 eyes…

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Insufficiency

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BASICS DESCRIPTION The inability to converge the eyes smoothly and effectively from distance to near and/or the inability of maintain the convergent near point. EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence Reports vary from 1–25%…

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