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A Book in Review: A Natural History of Seeing

Have you ever observed the eyes of an insect? These compound eyes look completely unlike our own. Nevertheless, they serve the same function as our own: to detect light. This sense of detecting light that humans, insects, and most animals use, raises an interesting question – how does detecting light allow us to see? It …

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Review of Diabetic Studies

Introduction: Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness. We see many patients with diabetes so it’s important to know how to treat diabetic retinopathy.  We need to understand and know when to refer the patient to an ophthalmologist for further treatment. Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) ->  Objectives To determine whether intensive …

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Quick Facts and Management of Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Hallucination vs. Illusion: Hallucination is sensory perception of things that are not there and persist with eye closure. Illusion is misperception of viewed objects. What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS)? CBS is classified under hallucination and may occur in patients with visual acuity loss, visual field loss or reduced contrast sensitivity (1, 2). It may …

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Clinical Ocular Photography – Straight from your iPhone!

Smartphone Photography The iPhone truly revolutionized the perspective of technology, especially when it comes to taking photos. I personally tend to leave my digital cameras behind most of these days, since my iPhone camera does just as good of a job taking high-quality photos anywhere and anytime with ease.  With immediate access to image editing …

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Binocular Vision Problems in Layman’s Terms

Do you answer “no” to the questions on vision screening forms that ask if you ever experience double vision or words moving on the page when reading? If you are like me, you’ve never experienced these symptoms that are common among patients with a binocular dysfunction.  Not being able to experience this myself, I found …

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How to Effectively Communicate Diagnoses to Patients: In Layman’s Terms

“Unless you’ve got an optical engineer in your exam chair, reciting names of Zernike polynomials as possible explanations for a patient’s night-time blur is gonna get you nowhere.” After several years of practice and several thousand patients, you’ll definitely get the hang of how to explain things in an efficient manner so that your patients …

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Interview with Dr. Maria Liu of Berkeley Optometry; Teacher, Researcher, Clinician

Around Berkeley Optometry, Dr. Maria Liu is known to have quite a few academic degrees. The Beijing native practiced ophthalmology in China and served as a marketing manager for Alcon in China. She relocated to the United States in 2000 and applied to Pacific University College of Optometry. While waiting for her admission to the …

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