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Posterior Segment

  • 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
  • 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
  • My First KSS

    January 10, 2019 | POSTED BY Bryce St. Clair | Clinical Optometry, Posterior Segment, Retina

    Kearns-Sayre Syndrome   My ocular disease professor once told our class, “It’s not rare if it’s in your chair.” He explained that if a patient manifested signs or symptoms of diseases such as uncommon syndromes, retinal...

    Tags: Kearns-Sayre Syndrome, KSS, low vision, ophthalmoplegia, PEO, retina, retinitis, RP
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    Going Retro: A Guide to Retroillumination

    December 23, 2018 | POSTED BY Shannon Chiu | Anterior Segment, Clinical Optometry, Clinical Pearls, Posterior Segment

    Retroillumination   Retroillumination from the fundus is a quick and easy way to examine the lens, iris, and cornea. The red reflex, the reflection of light off the back of the eye, can be used to highlight opacities in the cornea...

    Tags: cataract, clinical, iridotomy, Pacific, pseudoexfoliation, PXE, retroillumination, Scheie, skills, slit lamp, TID
  • Zap! Don’t Cut

    July 25, 2018 | POSTED BY Bryce St. Clair | Clinical Optometry, Posterior Segment

    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...

    Tags: floaters, laser, PPV, vitrectomy, vitreolysis, vitreous, YAG laser
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