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...
CASE OVERVIEW A 76-year-old woman presented with gradually decreasing vision in both eyes. On examination, her best-corrected visual acuity was 20/100 in the right eye and 20/80 in the left. She was found to have 2-3+ nuclear sclerosis and 2+ nuclear cortical...
CASE OVERVIEW A 25-year-old male was referred to the Bochner Eye Institute for keratoconus treatment in 2008. Computerized topography showed inferotemporal steepening in both eyes associated with corneal thinning and posterior elevation. These findings were consistent...
CASE OVERVIEW In 2014, a 15-year-old male presented with advanced keratoconus in his right eye, while his left cornea appeared normal. There was no family history of keratoconus. His best-corrected spectacle vision was 20/60 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left. Due...
CASE OVERVIEW A 56-year-old woman desired refractive surgery to achieve the best uncorrected vision for both distance and near. Her preoperative refractive error was -3.50 -1.00 at 90 in the right eye and -4.75 -1.25 at 85 in the left eye, which provided 20/20 acuity...
CASE OVERVIEW A 23-year-old male with a history of horizontal nystagmus and contact lens intolerance was interested in vision correction surgery. Refractive error in the right eye was -3.50 -1.75 x 65, which allowed 20/30 acuity, and in the left eye, -4.75 -2.00 x...
