A Patient With Fatigue and Fluctuating Bilateral Ptosis, Vertical Binocular Diplopia
Fluctuating bilateral ptosis, binocular diplopia, and fatigue without pupillaryabnormalities raise the clinical index of suspicion for myasthenia gravis.
Ophthalmology
Case Study: Painless Loss of Vision
A patient presents with dark and blurred vision occurring in her left eye that has been present for 24 hours.
Cardiovascular Health Tied to Lower Risk for Eye Diseases
Researchers evaluated the relationship between American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 metrics and occurence of ocular diseases.
School-Based Vision Screening Detects Issues in 10.7% of Children
About 10% of children undergoing school-based screening have a visual problem.
Case Study: Eye Pain and Drainage, Headache, and Blurry Vision
An older woman presents with a 4-day history of worsening pain and discharge in her right eye followed by a headache and blurry vision.
Ocular Abnormalities Seen in One-Third of COVID-19 Patients
Patients with ocular symptoms more likely to have higher white blood cell count, neutrophil count.
Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema: Seeing Dollar Signs
JAMA. 2019;321(19):1880-1894.
Too Few Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes Getting Eye Exams
Variation in prevalence of eye exams from 43.9% in Puerto Rico to 64.8% in Rhode Island.
Does the Rate of Giant Cell Arteritis Differ Among Races?
Giant cell arteritis has been vastly studied in white populations; however, its significance among other racial and ethnic groups is not as well known.
Online Information About Diabetic Retinopathy Is Poor
Analysis of 11 websites shows poor quality, varying accuracy, low readability.
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