Zonular (Lamellar) Cataract: The Most Common Congenital Pattern
Zonular cataract, also called lamellar cataract, is the most common form of congenital and...
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YAG Laser Capsulotomy: Fixing the Secondary Cataract Without a Knife
YAG laser capsulotomy is an outpatient laser procedure that opens the posterior lens capsule when...
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Wolfram Syndrome: When Optic Atrophy Follows Childhood Diabetes
Wolfram syndrome, also known by the acronym DIDMOAD, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder...
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Williams Syndrome: The Stellate Iris Pattern
Williams syndrome is a genetic condition caused by a microdeletion at chromosome 7q11.23...
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Wernicke Encephalopathy: The Eye Findings That Signal an Emergency
Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute neurological emergency caused by thiamine deficiency, and...
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Waardenburg Syndrome: When Iris Color Points to Hearing Loss
Waardenburg syndrome is a genetic condition combining sensorineural hearing loss with...
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Vitreous Substitutes: Choosing the Right Tamponade After Vitrectomy
Vitreous substitutes, most commonly expansile gases and silicone oil, replace the vitreous...
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Vitreous Amyloidosis: The Eye Finding That Can Diagnose a Systemic Disease
Vitreous amyloidosis is deposition of amyloid protein within the vitreous cavity, most classically...
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UGH Syndrome: One Malpositioned Lens, Three Diagnoses
UGH syndrome, standing for uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome, is a delayed complication of...
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Aphakic Glaucoma: A Risk That Lasts Decades After Pediatric Cataract Surgery
Aphakic glaucoma is elevated intraocular pressure developing in an eye that has had its natural...
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Trichomegaly: When Long Lashes Are a Clinical Sign
Trichomegaly is abnormal overgrowth of the eyelashes, in length, thickness, curling, or...
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Anterior Segment OCT: Seeing the Angle and Cornea Without Touching the Eye
Anterior segment OCT extends optical coherence tomography, most familiar as a posterior-segment...
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