Cornea

            Background: Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy is an autosomal dominant, inherited, posterior dystrophy of the cornea.  Fuchs’ is more common in post-menopausal females, with a predilection for women 60 years of age...

History of vision surgeries Utilizing a surgical procedure to alter structures within and around the eye to help optimize vision dates back to between 1792 and 1750 BCE. The first type of refractive surgery, which was mentioned in the...

  Dry eye syndrome is a chronic, complex, and potentially debilitating condition that affects millions of Americans each year. To begin to make sense of dry eye (DE), we must first understand the definition. The Dry Eye...

Fitting contact lenses can be a nerve-racking experience for students first learning! Our OptometryStudents.com team works to help you prepare for some of the many tough moments you may have in clinic, whether it be your first pediatric...

When I first learned how to do Goldmann, I was so scared because I thought I was going to hurt my patients. I was dreading checking pressures, especially on patients who couldn't keep their eyes open. On my last rotation I learned  a...