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This test is used to assess the symmetry of binocular fixation by comparing the brightness of the red reflex in each of the two eyes using a handheld direct ophthalmoscope. This...

One type of ocular ultrasound is B-scan. It is a quick, non-invasive test used to assess the structural integrity of the eye. It can provide additional information not readily...

iCare tonometers are easy-to-use, hand-held, battery-operated devices that require only minimal training. All iCare tonometers use rebound technology for quick and reliable...

Gonioscopy is a technique that allows accurate evaluation of the width of the anterior chamber angle and detailed inspection of the structures within the anterior segment of the...

Negative powered diagnostic contact lenses in conjunction with the slit-lamp biomicroscope can be used to view the vitreous and retina and in particular the optic nerve head and...

OCT is short for Optical Coherence Tomography. The concept is quite simple. This technology involves directing light through the pupil into the eye. Light is split and then...

Two facts bring home the global pandemic we face in myopia incidence: by 2050, 50% of World’s population will have myopia and 10% high myopia; children are becoming myopic at a...

I remember a patient from my clinical practice who was so bothered by her floaters that she resigned from her office job because she couldn’t cope seeing floaters every time she...

Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory eye condition in which the normally round dome-shaped cornea progressively thins causing a cone-like bulge to develop. This eventually impairs...