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Corneal Nerves in Migraine Patients

Home / Neuro-Ophthalmology / Head, Ocular, or Facial Pain

Title:  Corneal Nerves in Migraine Patients
Author:  Kinard, Krista MD
Date:  04/16/2014
Keywords/Main Subjects: Migraine; Corneal nerves; Enlarged corneal nerves; Corneal neuropathy; Substance P migraine
Secondary CORE Category:  External Disease and CorneaSystemic Disorders with Corneal Changes/ Enlarged Corneal Nerves
Diagnosis: Migraine
Brief Description: This is a research presentation of a study evaluating the corneal nerves in migraine patients. Migraine patients did show corneal neuropathy and this finding is discussed in detail.
Format: video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
Identifier: Moran_CORE_15503
Copyright statement: Copyright 2015. Please see terms of use page for more information.


Crystalline Retinopathy

Home / Retina and Vitreous Retinal Degenerations Associated with Systemic Disease

Title:  Crystalline Retinopathy
Author:  Ronald Hobbs, MD
Date:  03/26/2014
Keywords/Main Subjects: Crystalline retinopathy; Macular telagiectasia; Bietti’s crystalline retinopathy; Tamoxifen; Talc retinopathy; Cystinosis retinopathy; Oxalosis retinopathy; Sjogren Larsson retinopathy; West African crystalline maculopathy
Diagnosis: Macular telangiectasia
Brief Description: This is a case presentation of a patient with crystalline deposits in the macula. A differential diagnosis of crystalline retinopathy is presented and each member of the differential is elucidated in detail. OCT and fluorescein angiography are shown and discussed. Discussion of the drug associations with crystalline retinopathy is undertaken.
Format: video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
Identifier: Moran_CORE_15496
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Lasik Enhancement: PRK on the Flap vs Flap re-lift.

Home / Refractive Surgery / Photoablation: Techniques and Outcomes

Title:  Lasik Enhancement: PRK on the Flap vs Flap re-lift.
Author:  Luis Santiago-Caban MD
Date:  3/19/2014
Keywords/Main Subjects: LASIK; LASIK enhancement; PRK; PRK on flap; LASIK complications; Epithelial ingrowth
Diagnosis: LASIK enhancement
Brief Description: This is a review of the techniques of performing second procedures after initial LASIK as a refractive surgery procedure. The causes of regression and error in refractive target with LASIK are discussed. A comparison of using PRK and using LASIK with flap-lift are discussed in detail. Surgical video of LASIK flap lift is shown.
Format: video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
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Identifier: Moran_CORE_15490
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Thermal Wedge Resection of Cornea

Home / External Disease and CorneaClinical Approach to Corneal Transplantation

Title:  Thermal Wedge Resection of Cornea
Author:  Hatch, Joseph L. MD
Date:  03/12/14
Keywords/Main Subjects:
Diagnosis: None
Brief Description:
Format: .video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
Identifier: Moran_CORE_15457
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Ocular Manifestations of Arthropod Vector-Borne Diseases

HomeIntraocular Inflammation and Uveitis / Infectious Uveitis

Title:  Ocular Manifestations of Arthropod Vector-Borne Diseases
Author:  Byrd, Julia
Date:  02/12/14
Keywords/Main Subjects: Arthropod vector; Dengue fever; International; Rickettsia typhi; West Nile virus; Anterior uveitis; White dot syndromes
Diagnosis: Dengue fever
Brief Description: This is a case presentation of a young woman who returned from a trip to Bali and two weeks later developed fever and mild anterior chamber uveitis and small white retinal lesions. A differential diagnosis is given. A description of West Nile virus and its clinical effects is presented including the ocular manifestations. Dengue fever is also discussed in detail with the pathogenesis, clinical features, ocular features, and management included. Rickettsia typhi is presented in detail as well with the ocular manifestations being one of the primary topics of discussion.
Format: video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
Identifier: Moran_CORE_15442
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Integrated Analysis of Gene Expression, Genetics and Epigenetics

HomeRetina and VitreousAge-Related Macular Degeneration and other Causes of Choroidal Neovascularization

Title: Integrated Analysis of Gene Expression, Genetics and Epigenetics Suggests a Role for Lipid Metabolilsm in Involved in Age-Related Macular Deneneration
Author: Margaret DeAngelis, M.D., Ph.D, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Date: 01/04/2014
Keywords/Main Subjects: Polygenic; Multifactorial Inheritance; Genetic disease; Genome; ARMD; Whole exome sequencing; Epigentics; ABCA1
Diagnosis: None
Brief Description: This is a research presentation on the use of SNPs and genomics to determine genes associated with ARMD. In particular, ABCA1, a cholesterol efflux pum protein in the statin pathway, is discussed as a gene important in ARMD risk.
Format: video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
Identifier: Moran_CORE_15406
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Exfoliation Glaucoma: Time for a Cure?

Home / Glaucoma

Title: Exfoliation Glaucoma: Time for a Cure?
Author: R. Rand Allingham, MD
Date: 01/29/2014
Keywords/Main Subjects: Pseudoexfoliation; Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma; International; Zonular weakness; Sampaolesi’s line; LOXL1
Secondary CORE Category: Lens and Cataract / Pathology of the Lens / Exfoliation Syndrome
Diagnosis: Pseudoexfoliation
Brief Description: This presentation provides a history of the discovery and early descriptions of pseudoexfoliation. The prevalence of pseudoexfoliation in different world populations is discussed. The effects of pseudoexfoliation on the different portions of the eye are noted. The molecular basis of pseudoexfoliation and treatment are discussed. 
Format: video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
Identifier: Moran_CORE_449
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