Post-LASIK Ectasia: The Complication Screening Was Built to Prevent
Post-LASIK ectasia is progressive corneal thinning and steepening occurring after refractive...
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Submacular Hemorrhage: Why This Blood Cannot Just Be Watched
Submacular hemorrhage is bleeding trapped between the retina and the retinal pigment epithelium or...
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Optic Nerve Hypoplasia: The Small Disc That Calls for a Pituitary Workup
Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is a congenital underdevelopment of the optic nerve, with fewer axons...
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Retinal Dialysis: The Slow-Motion Detachment at the Ora Serrata
Retinal dialysis is a full-thickness disinsertion of the retina at the ora serrata, a distinct...
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Latent Nystagmus: The Eye Movement That Appears Only on Cover Testing
Latent nystagmus, now more precisely termed fusion maldevelopment nystagmus, is a jerk nystagmus...
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Pathologic Myopia: Grading Myopic Maculopathy With the META-PM Classification
Pathologic myopia describes the structural complications of excessive axial elongation that damage...
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Silicone Oil Tamponade: Complications, Timing of Removal and What to Watch For
Silicone oil tamponade is used to hold the retina in place after vitrectomy in eyes with complex...
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Retinal Macrovessel: The Dramatic-Looking Vessel That Usually Means Nothing
Retinal macrovessel is a rare congenital vascular anomaly in which an unusually large, aberrant...
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Presbyopia: Why Every Eye Eventually Needs Help Up Close
Presbyopia is the universal, age-related decline in the eye’s ability to accommodate, or...
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Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration: Protecting Vision Without Diverting the CSF
Optic nerve sheath fenestration is a surgical procedure that creates small windows in the dural...
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Retinal Vasculitis: A Diagnostic Approach by Pattern and Cause
Retinal vasculitis is inflammation of the retinal vessels, recognized by perivascular sheathing,...
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Perfluorocarbon Liquids: The Heavy Tool That Flattens the Retina Mid-Surgery
Perfluorocarbon liquids, often called heavy liquids, are dense, clear intraoperative surgical...
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