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Visual Potential Decades After Trauma
CASE PRESENTATION A 51-year-old man presents for a routine examination. He states that his right eye has been blind since he suffered a blunt trauma at the age of 6.…
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Cataract and a Tube Shunt
CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old woman presents with decreased vision due to cataracts. She relates a past ocular history of glaucoma surgery several years ago on her left eye. She also…
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Posterior Polar Cataract and Astigmatism
CASE PRESENTATION A 49-year-old, soon-to-be-retired police officer is referred to you for a cataract evaluation. He complains of severe glare when driving at night. The patient states that he has…
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Traumatic Aniridia and Aphakia
CASE PRESENTATION A 41-year-old man presents for the surgical correction of aphakia in his left eye. He has a history of trauma to this eye at age 5, followed by…
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Phacodonesis and a Subluxated Crystalline Lens
EHUD I. ASSIA, MD The combination of advanced glaucoma and phacodonesis with lens subluxation suggests pseudoexfoliation (PXF) syndrome, which needs to be ruled out. Another potential cause is high myopia,…
