Refractive Cases Cases
Clinical case discussions in refractive cases — learn from real-world scenarios.
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Case 1: Crossed when tired — hypermetropia behind accommodative esotropia
A 3-year-old girl’s right eye turns inward when she is tired or looking at near toys. Her parents notice…
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Case 2: Different-sized worlds — aniseikonia and iseikonic thinking
A 45-year-old man with -3.00 D in the right eye and -7.00 D in the left cannot tolerate contact lenses [&helli…
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Case 3: Levelling the pair — refractive surgery for anisometropia
A 32-year-old man has -2.00 D in the right eye and -8.00 D in the left. He tolerates contact lenses […]…
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Case 4: Two different eyes — anisometropia, spectacles or contacts?
A 28-year-old woman has -1.50 D in the right eye and -6.50 D in the left. Her new spectacles give […]
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