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  • Asteroid Hyalosis or Space Galaxy?

    February 2, 2021 | POSTED BY Ashlee Taylor | Articles, Clinical Optometry, Posterior Segment, Study Resources

    Background: Asteroid hyalosis is a common degenerative process that occurs when calcium pyrophosphate particles, or calcium phosphate soaps, collect within the gel portion of the vitreous. These particles attach to collagen fibrils...

    Tags: asteroid hyalosis, calcium soaps, posterior segment
  • Optometrists Can Now Treat Glaucoma In Massachusetts

    January 27, 2021 | POSTED BY Astrid Flores | Anterior Segment, Articles, Clinical Optometry, Healthcare, News, Scope of Practice

    The new year brought good news for optometrists and aspiring doctors that wish to setup practice in the state of Massachusetts (MA). On January 1, 2021, Governor Charlie Baker signed a legislation that aims to promote affordable care and...

    Tags: glaucoma, Glaucoma Awareness Month, massachusetts, scope of practice
  • Life Happens

    January 16, 2021 | POSTED BY Blythe San Agustin | Articles, Optometry School, OptometryStudents.com, Study Break

    Optometry school isn't easy. Everyone goes in fully aware that they will be tested to their fullest extent mentally, physically, and emotionally. The lack of sleep, the overload of exams, the inability to maintain a social life, the hours...

    Tags: emotions, encouragement, feelings, grief, hardship, mental health, overcome, positivity, self awareness, self care, tragedy, trust
  • Choroidal Melanoma

    Choroidal Melanoma: The Most Common Primary Intraocular Malignancy in Adults

    January 12, 2021 | POSTED BY Ashlee Taylor | Articles, Clinical Pearls, Healthcare, Optometry School, Posterior Segment, Retina, Study Resources

     Background: A choroidal melanoma is a malignant tumor of choroidal melanocytes. The melanin-containing cells in the choroid become malignant and grow underneath the RPE. This type of tumor is the most common primary intraocular...

    Tags: Choroid, exam, health, healthcare, Melanoma, posterior, posterior segment, retina, tumor
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    The Anatomy of The Cover Test

    January 5, 2021 | POSTED BY Astrid Flores | Articles, Clinical Optometry, Study Resources

    Background A Cover Test is one of the skills learned during the first year of optometric education, and it is an important part of a comprehensive eye examination. This test is used to evaluate and quantify ocular deviations that may be...

    Tags: alternating, cover test, eye turn, phoria, strabismus, tropia, unilateral
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