Infantile

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Jonathan Salvin BASICS DESCRIPTION • A large angle (>35 prism diopters) esotropia developing within the first 6 months of life in an otherwise normal infant with no significant refractive error…

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Incomitant

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J. Mark Engel BASICS DESCRIPTION • Exotropia is incomitant if it measures differently in different fields of gaze. This occurs most commonly in A and V pattern exotropia where the…

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Laceration

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Jacqueline Carrasco BASICS DESCRIPTION • Eyelid lacerations occur 3 ways: Sharp trauma (e.g., pencil), blunt trauma (e.g., fist), or diffuse trauma (e.g., motor vehicle accident). Lacerations can affect 3 regions…

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Comitant

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David R. Lally BASICS DESCRIPTION • Form of strabismus in which an eye deviates inward toward the nose (formerly called “internal strabismus”). – Comitant esotropia: Angle of strabismus is similar…

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Comitant

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Bruce Schnall BASICS DESCRIPTION A horizontal divergence of the eyes that measures the same in left and right gaze as in the primary position for a given testing distance. EPIDEMIOLOGY…

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Enophthalmos

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Jacqueline R. Carrasco BASICS DESCRIPTION • Enophthalmos is a descriptive term and condition referring to the posterior recession of the normal-sized globe within the orbit. • Acquired or congenital. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY…

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Neoplasms, Benign

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Jacqueline R. Carrasco BASICS DESCRIPTION • The skin of the eyelids includes the epidermis, dermis, and deeper, adnexal tissue. • The epidermis is comprised of four layers of keratinocytes, as…

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Entropion

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BASICS DESCRIPTION • Inward rotation of the eyelid margin, allowing the eyelashes and skin to abrade the globe. • Types: – Congenital. – Involutional (most common)(1)[C]. – Spastic. – Cicatricial….

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in Children

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BASICS DESCRIPTION Rapidly growing benign blood vessel tumor of the periorbital tissues EPIDEMIOLOGY 1–2.6% of neonates (1) RISK FACTORS • Female sex (1) • Caucasian race (1) • Prematurity (1)…

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Exudates

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BASICS DESCRIPTION • Hard exudates in theundus represent leakage of lipid and protein from incompetent vessels in the retina, choroid, or optic disc. – Hard exudates are usually present in…

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