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 ...

“Any ophthalmologist can diagnose dry eye through a slit lamp exam, observing superficial punctate keratopathy, tear break-up time, debris in the tear film, etc., and through a simple test such ...

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 ...

On postoperative day one, corneal graft displacement (eccentric button) without dislocation or interface fluid was seen on slit lamp examination. The central cornea gradually cleared during the ...

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 ...

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; ...

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 ...

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 ...