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Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty: A Student Guide
A patient sits down in your chair being followed for possible glaucoma. You have determined they have a progressing C/D ratio and, after running an OCT and visual field, your attending and you decide that they have a thinning RNFL and...
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Hepatolenticular Degeneration
Quick Boards Review: Hepatolenticular Degeneration Wilson’s Disease, also known as Hepatolenticular Degeneration, is a rare, autosomal recessive mutation in the ATP7B gene.1 This mutation causes a decrease in serum ceruloplasmin which...
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August: Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
As we begin August, parents and kids are gearing up to head back to school. That means that the optometric offices around the country will be preparing for one of the busiest months of the year – back to school eye exam time. Parents...
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Zap! Don’t Cut
New Treatment Options for Vitreous Floaters For chronic sufferers of large floaters, new technologies offer innovative treatment options that are safer and less invasive than traditional methods. For many years, the standard of...
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Ptroublesome Ptosis
Ptroublesome Ptosis That ptroublesome ptosis: A patient presents with a new "droopy" lid. So, brilliant optometrist: What are you going to do about it? Ptosis is an abnormally low position of the upper eyelid. It is more common...