CASE OVERVIEW: A 38-year-old recreational skier was interested in laser vision correction to help with her normal activities of daily living and especially to allow enjoyment being glasses and contact lenses free for her passion of skiing. She was referred to the...
This Grand Rounds case examines how personality traits influence success as an eye-care professional. CASE COMPARISON: Ophthalmologist A graduated near the top of his medical class and excelled in ophthalmology training, achieving the highest examination scores and...
CASE OVERVIEW A 63 year-old male presented with an interest in vision correction surgery. He wanted freedom from glasses for most activities. He had previously undergone LASIK 20 years ago. His refractive error in the right eye was -1.75 -1.00 x 60 20/40 and in the...
CASE OVERVIEW A 27-year-old male with high myopia and a history of soft contact lens use was referred for refractive surgery. He had difficulty tolerating his soft contact lenses and was seeking to improve his uncorrected vision.Best-corrected spectacle acuity was...
CASE OVERVIEW A 55-year-old male presented with an interest in vision correction surgery to improve both distance and near vision. He spends the majority of his working day on a computer or cell phone. His refractive error in the right eye was +3.25 -0.75 x 145 with...
