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Ophthalmology
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- OphthalmologyAcute Angle-Closure GlaucomaAcute angle-closure crisis is sudden symptomatic closure of the anterior chamber angle with a rapid rise in intraocular pressure (IOP). The typical presentation is severe unilateral ocular or periocular pain, red eye,…13 min read
- OphthalmologyBacterial KeratitisBacterial keratitis is infection of the corneal stroma, usually with an epithelial defect, stromal infiltrate, pain, photophobia, redness, tearing or discharge, and reduced vision. It can progress rapidly to stromal n…13 min read
- OphthalmologyDiabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular EdemaDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is a retinal microvascular and neurovascular complication of diabetes caused by chronic metabolic and vascular injury. It progresses from nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR)—microane…36 min read
- OphthalmologyPrimary Open-Angle GlaucomaPrimary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic progressive optic neuropathy with characteristic retinal ganglion-cell/axonal loss and corresponding visual-field damage in an eye with an open anterior-chamber angle an…12 min read
- OphthalmologyRetinal DetachmentRetinal detachment is separation of the neurosensory retina from the retinal pigment epithelium. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), caused by a full-thickness retinal break that allows liquefied vitreous to ente…10 min read