The slit lamp exam is a standard diagnostic procedure, which is also known as biomicroscopy. A slit lamp combines a microscope with a very bright light. The slit lamp exam usually forms part of a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A few years ago, Primary Care Optometry News published an article by Matt Kelleman, OD, a practitioner from ...

If a patient who wears contact lenses presents with a red eye, it should be assumed that the red eye is related to the contact lens until proven otherwise. The presence of a contact lens on the eye ...

Diseases of the eye can be difficult to diagnose during a general physical examination. A doctor who specializes in treating eye problems, called an ophthalmologist, is better able to examine and ...