This is my guide to the treatment of severe corneal fungal ulcers in low-income and middle-income countries. As we all know, fungal ulcers are more common in the tropics. In the States there are ...

I wanted to write again on glaucoma as we all see many patients with glaucoma everywhere --- many unfortunately with severe, advanced, end-stage glaucoma when we first see them. As you know, glaucoma ...

Recently an ophthalmologist in a developing country asked me when I would start a patient with ocular hypertension ( mid-20’s IOP and a normal cup / disc ratio ) on therapy. I wanted to follow up ...

Recently I was able to show  a health care provider two separate patients with an eyelash caught / embedded under a pterygium on the bulbar conjunctiva. I have seen this previously  simply ...

Dr David Chang shares this article that was published recently in the CRST Europe edition.
http://www.globalsight.org/pdf/Lessons_all_cataract_surgeons.pdf

Dr. Sui Chien Wong joined the team of EyeCare Project Physicians in 2014, when the London-based ophthalmologist got a call from the EyeCare Project's Founder Dr. Roger Ohanesian ...

Visual Field testing ( perimetry ) is useful but often the first test is unreliable.

Someone should stay in room with patient and have them look straight ahead. The test is worthless if patient is ...

#1. Get a  history from the mother. What is the eye problem? Was the child born pre-mature. ? Does the mother think the child can see? Has any other eye doctor seen the patient. What was their ...

 #1. If the V.A. is 20/60 or 20/70 with both eyes open without glasses then that may be sufficient vision. Everyone does not need to see 20/30 at distance. Many patients know their numbers but ...

#A. Get a good history. Did the patient use to see well in that eye or always poor vision ( lazy eye).  Any hx of old trauma?

 

#B. Check IOP. Look at that eye with slit lamp.Is the ...