CASE OVERVIEW: Mike Palmateer, a 66-year-old former fan-favourite goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs, considered one of the top 100 Leafs of all time, was referred to the Bochner Eye Institute for consideration of vision correction surgery. He required glasses for...
CASE OVERVIEW: A 25-year-old competitive male snowboarder desired vision correction to eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses and was referred to the Bochner Eye Institute. As a leading Canadian snowboarder, he excelled in his sport but found that his...
CASE OVERVIEW: Retinal Detachment Following Blunt Head Trauma and Subsequent Cataract Surgery A 57-year-old woman presented with a referral for cataract surgery. Her best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/60 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left eye. Bilateral...
CASE OVERVIEW: A 49-year-old woman, who had radial keratotomy (RK) 15 years ago, was referred for refractive surgery. Her refractive error was: Right eye: +5.25 -3.25 × 60 (corrected to 20/25) Left eye: +3.00 -1.75 × 70 (corrected to 20/30) She had a 16-cut RK in the...
CASE OVERVIEW: A 25-year-old professional hockey player from the Seattle Kraken was referred to the Bochner Eye Institute for laser vision correction. He had a refractive error of -1.25 in his right eye with 20/20 vision, while his left eye was plano with 20/20...
