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    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...

    Tags: alternating, cover test, eye turn, phoria, strabismus, tropia, unilateral
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    Myopia Control with Ortho-K

    September 28, 2020 | POSTED BY Lynne Rader | Anterior Segment, Articles, Clinical Optometry, Study Resources

    Imagine what it must feel like to tell a patient that you can decrease his or her myopia progression and they would no longer need to wear glasses or contacts during the day. Not only that, but in order to do this they would wear a...

    Tags: contact lenses, CRT, hard contact lenses, Myopia, myopia control, online certification, ortho-k, orthok, orthokeratology, paragon
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    31 Flavors of Cataracts

    September 24, 2020 | POSTED BY Ashlee Taylor | Anterior Segment, Articles, Clinical Optometry, Optometry School, Study Resources

      Background A cataract is most simply defined as an opacification of the lens that leads to measurable decreased visual acuity or some functional disability as perceived by the patient.2 The Many "Flavors" of Cataracts Nuclear...

    Tags: cataract, christmas tree, diabetes, opacity, Optics, study resources, sunflower, toxic, traumatic
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    PERRLA: the abbreviation that could use a few more letters

    August 25, 2020 | POSTED BY Astrid Flores | Articles, Clinical Optometry, Clinical Pearls, Study Resources

    Pupil testing is an essential part of a complete eye examination, especially when diagnosing autonomic nervous system disorders that can affect the pupillary response. To document the findings of a pupillary examination, many students and...

    Tags: light reflex, perrl, perrla, pupillary response, Pupils, swinging flashlight
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