Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: When to Wait, Massage, or Probe
Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) is the most common cause of persistent tearing...
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Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: When the Cornea Loses Its Own Repair Crew
Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) occurs when the stem cell population at the corneal limbus that...
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Eyelid Margin Tumors: Choosing the Right Reconstruction After Mohs Surgery
Eyelid margin tumors are most often basal cell carcinoma, with squamous cell carcinoma and...
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Vitreous Hemorrhage in Diabetes: A Systematic Look Behind the Blood
Vitreous hemorrhage in diabetes is most often the first visible sign that proliferative...
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Asteroid Hyalosis: Why This Striking Fundus Finding Rarely Needs Treatment
Asteroid hyalosis produces one of the most visually dramatic findings a fundus examination ever...
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Canalicular Laceration Repair: Finding the Cut End Before It Scars Shut
Canalicular laceration repair restores the drainage pathway that carries tears from the eyelid...
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Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinitis: A Distinct Pattern Behind a Familiar Cause
Acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis (ASPPC) is a specific fundus presentation of...
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HLA-B27 Anterior Uveitis: Recurrent, Unilateral, and a Reason to Ask About the Back
HLA-B27 anterior uveitis is the most common identifiable cause of acute anterior uveitis in many...
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Foveal Hypoplasia in Albinism: What OCT Adds to a Clinical Diagnosis
Foveal hypoplasia in albinism is the structural finding that best explains why children with...
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Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty: Keeping the Patient’s Own Endothelium
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) replaces diseased corneal stroma down to the level of...
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Pediatric Cataract Surgery: Deciding When to Implant a Lens
Pediatric cataract surgery removes the cloudy lens to give a developing visual system its best...
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Bleb-Associated Endophthalmitis: A Lifelong Risk After Trabeculectomy
Bleb-associated endophthalmitis is a late-onset intraocular infection that follows filtering...
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