Surgical slit lamp helpful in corneal dissection, anterior segment surgery The following surgical cases demonstrate the usefulness of this device in the changing field of ophthalmic surgery. Issue ...

A slit lamp exam is a routine procedure where a doctor shines a light into the eye to look for injuries or diseases. These may include a detached retina, corneal abrasion, or cataracts. Abnormal ...

A thorough slit lamp exam and corneal topography are required before cataract surgery to diagnose irregularities in the corneal surface.Many times, complex corneas of patients coming in for a ...

A slit lamp examination revealed significant Meibomian gland dysfunction OU with frothing OD > OS, confluent superficial punctate keratitis (SPK) OD, scattered SPK OS, corneal filaments OD > OS ...

Corneal edema, also called corneal swelling, ... Look for scars or cloudiness on your cornea; Use magnifiers like a slit lamp or an ophthalmoscope to see details of your eye; ...

Slit lamps are prohibitively expensive in the third world areas of India where they are most needed.An invention that’s been around for over a hundred years, the slit lamp is a simple-in-concept ...

1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Keith Schmidt, Chief of Optometry at the Madigan Army Medical Center, conducts a test of the Ophthalmic Slit Lamp while Staff Sgt. Tara Laramee, a ...

Slit-lamp examination of the cornea can reveal any irregularity of the corneal epithelium (Figure 7). Fluorescein stain can highlight the corneal abrasion (Figure 8), which appears green under ...

The device, developed by researchers from the University of Strathclyde, captures 3-D images of the retina, the back of the eye and cornea, and can be added at low cost to a slit lamp, a device ...