Scleritis is a rare but grave inflammatory disorder. Although a majority of these cases are immune mediated, a smaller minority are due to infections of the sclera. The two conditions closely mimic each other, and knowledge of the differences aids in rapid diagnosis. If untreated these cases often have poor outcomes, both due to tissue … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) called for global attention and action against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) related to poverty in 2010. In Sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 500 million people are threatened by NTDs, most of whom are among the region’s poorest and marginalised. Over the past 10 years, Africa has made significant progress on NTDs, but … Read more
A 3 year-old boy presents with right exotropia. His visual acuity by single optotype matching is 20/560 right and 20/30 left. Slit lamp examination reveals posterior embryotoxon, irido-corneal strands, corectopia, and sectoral iris atrophy supero-nasally in the right eye. In the left eye, there was posterior embryotoxon, irido-corneal strands, and patchy iris hypoplasia with corectopia … Read more
A 38 year-old woman’s (III:4 in pedigree diagram) chief complaint is night blindness since her late teenage years. She is otherwise healthy. Over the past 10 years, her vision slowly decreased. On initial examination, best corrected visual acuity is 20/40 in the right eye and 20/30 in the left eye. Slit lamp examination is normal. … Read more
It is a challenge trying to understand what issues surround the enigma in child eye health called CVI, trying to decipher how to assess the patient properly while also intervening successfully with tangible improvement. This is explained in a succinct yet simple to understand manner by our CVI expert, brought to you by NIPOSS: Committed … Read more
Энэ лекц дээр доктор А.Тамир миопи, эмчилгээний талаар ярих болно. Илтгэгч: А.Тамир, АШУҮИС-ийн Монгол Япон Эмнэлгийн нүдний эмч Download Slides PDF August 05, 2020
A 1-year-old boy presents with bilateral (right > left) central corneal opacities with central irido-corneal adhesions on the right and mild microcornea. There appears to be a circular endothelial defect on the back of the corneal scar on the right side. The peripheral corneas are clear. Family and birth history are unremarkable. The child is … Read more
This webinar will discuss the role of communication with patients and their families and how it impacts every stage of ophthalmic care. It will describe easy to adapt strategies for optimizing communication and tools that Orbis has developed to assist practitioners in this task. Special attention will be paid to how the current COVID-19 pandemic … Read more
A one month-old male child presents with cloudy corneas, tearing and photophobia. He was born full-term by normal vaginal delivery and is otherwise healthy. There is no family history of glaucoma. Examination under anesthesia reveals increased corneal diameter, corneal epithelial edema and Haab’s striae in both eyes. IOP measures 45 mmHg right and 48 mmHg … Read more