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Asteroid Hyalosis or Space Galaxy?
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...
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Choroidal Melanoma: The Most Common Primary Intraocular Malignancy in Adults
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...
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The Anatomy of The Cover Test
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...
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Myopia Control with Ortho-K
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...
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31 Flavors of Cataracts
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...