Ace The Ophthalmology Exam

The eye is one of the most anatomically complex regions of the body, and often systemic diseases manifest in the eye, sometimes these ophthalmic ma ...

Albinism, from the Latin , meaning "white," is a group of heritable conditions associated with decreased or absent melanin in ectoder ...

Keratoconus (KC) is one of the most prevalent corneal ectatic disorders characterized by progressive, non-inflammatory changes in stromal collagen ...

Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are one of the most frequent skin lesions encountered at birth. They are composed of collections of melanocytes ( ...

Drusen bodies are extracellular deposits of lipids, proteins, and cellular debris which are found within the layers of the retina and appear as sma ...

Retinoblastoma is an uncommon type of malignancy occurring in 1 per 18000 childbirths, but it is ...

Epidermoid cyst, also known as a sebaceous cyst, is a benign encapsulated, subepidermal nodule filled with keratin material.  Although most co ...

The medical term xanthelasma palpebrarum is composed of two words. Xanthelasma, derived from ancient Greece, where "xanthos" means yellow and ...

Blunt injury to the eye can lead to various intrinsic eye injuries. Globe rupture and retrobulbar hematoma are two emergent entities that the clini ...

The term “ptosis” is derived from the Greek word falling and refers to drooping of a body part. Blepharoptosis is upper eyelid drooping ...

Hemolacria or bloody epiphora is the presence of blood in the tear. Alternative names of the condition include bloody tears, blood-stained ...

Uhthoff’s phenomenon (also known as Uhthoff sign or Uhthoff syndrome) is described as temporary, short-lived (less than 24 hours), ...

Microphthalmia is one of the most common congenital ocular malformations, characterized by a small yet identifiable eye and its elements.

The term coloboma derives from a Greek word “koloboma,” which means mutilated or curtailed or a hole or a defect in tissue. An eyelid c ...

Glaucoma is a set of ocular disorders often defined by increased intraocular pressures leading to optic neuropathy and vision loss if untreated.

Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are two conditions commonly referred to as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They are immunologicall ...

Cicatricial pemphigoid is a rare, chronic autoimmune blistering disorder which can produce scarring. It can affect the skin only, mucous membr ...

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection in humans and animals. Infection in healthy immunocompetent adults is asymptomatic in about 50% of the cases ...