Glaucoma is one of the most common eye conditions we face in ophthalmology. This lecture defines glaucoma and methods for following and treating this disease.Cast: Root Atlas
Month: January 2009
Managing the High Maintenance Patient: Part 1
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Lecture 2 – Eye Anatomy
This lecture covers basic eye anatomy, starting from the eyelids, and working our way to the back of the eye.Cast: Root Atlas
Lecture 1 – The Basic Eye Exam
This first lecture is directly related to the first chapter of OphthoBook.com
Here we discuss important points to the eye history, and talk a little about performing the eye exam. The last third of the lecture is probably the most interesting, as I d…
Normal Tension Glaucoma: How low should we go?
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Medical Management of Glaucoma Today: Pearls and Pitfalls
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Highlights from Hawaiian Eye 2009: Anterior Segment
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EOMs – Normal
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3rd nerve palsy
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4th nerve palsy
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6th nerve palsy
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Iris prolapse after cataract surgery
This video shows a piece of iris (that’s the colored part of the eye) that has prolapsed out the incision site after cataract surgery. Not your everyday finding … and needs to be repaired.Cast: Root Atlas
Neuro-Ophthalmology Lecture 1: Eye Muscles and Double Vision
This first lecture covers basic eye muscle anatomy, cranial nerve palsies, and gives a basic approach to localizing cranial nerve lesions.
Neurology in ophthalmology can be quite tricky, so hopefully this video explains a good approach to extraocular…
LeeJee H. Suh, MD Reviews DSEK Complication Rates
Dr. Suh outlines her recent publication on DSEK complications — Complications of Descemet’s stripping with automated endothelial keratoplasty: survey of 118 eyes at One Institute.
Most common complication is dislocations, but re-bubbling or reposit…
Carol Karp, MD on New Treatments in Ocular Surface Tumors
Carol L. Karp, MD describes the treatment of ocular surface tumors in an interview with David Goldman, MD. Ocular surface tumors can be put into three categories: pigmented, non-pigmented and lymphomas. Ocular squamous neoplasias (which used to be ca…
Winfried Amoaku, MD Outlines Retina Treatments in the UK
In an interview with retina specialist Sophie Bakri, MD of the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Winfried Amoaku discusses ophthalmology in the context of the UK’s National Health System.
Treatments for macular degeneration in the UK: offering laser treatment for ex…
Samuel C.Yiu, MD, PhD, Discusses Cornea Transplantation Surgery and Dry Eye
Dr. Yiu provides an update on a variety of anterior segment issues in a conversation with Dr. Brian Francis.
The DMEK procedure: DMEK = Descemet’s membrane only, no stromal tissue. It is relatively new with few surgeons actually skilled in the techn…
Where’s the Stethoscope?: An Orbital AVM Case Report
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Vikas Chopra, MD, Discusses Methods for Characterizing the RNFL in Glaucoma
The structure of the optic nerve indicates its function. This fits with the definition of glaucoma: a progressive optic neuropathy with functional vision loss. EMGT and OHTS studies both show that early detection and treatment can preserve vision. …
Dr. Cedric Francois Discusses the Complement C3 Inhibitor POT-4 for AMD
Cedric Francois MD, PhD, President/CEO of Potentia Pharmaceuticals describes his company’s novel anti-AMD compound (POT-4) in a conversation with Dr. Sophie Bakri.
After trying many approaches, complement inhibition was viewed as being the best way t…