Retinal Detachment & Cataract Surgery

CASE OVERVIEW: Retinal Detachment Following Blunt Head Trauma and Subsequent Cataract Surgery A 57-year-old woman presented with a referral for cataract surgery. Her best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/60 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left eye. Bilateral...

RLE RK Refractive Surprise

CASE OVERVIEW: A 49-year-old woman, who had radial keratotomy (RK) 15 years ago, was referred for refractive surgery. Her refractive error was: Right eye: +5.25 -3.25 × 60 (corrected to 20/25) Left eye: +3.00 -1.75 × 70 (corrected to 20/30) She had a 16-cut RK in the...

LASIK For A Pro Hockey Player

CASE OVERVIEW: A 25-year-old professional hockey player from the Seattle Kraken was referred to the Bochner Eye Institute for laser vision correction. He had a refractive error of -1.25 in his right eye with 20/20 vision, while his left eye was plano with 20/20...

LASIK For A Skier

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...

Personality Traits & Success

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...