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: 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...
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...
