SPECULUM OCULI, OR OPHTHALMOSCOPE:

Melanosis oculi

A 20-year-old white female, who is an avid tanning-bed user, was referred for the evaluation of a pigmented lesion in her left eye. She reported occasional lid swelling, pain, tearing and light sensitivity for two years, which she attributed to wearing contact lenses. The patient received a diagnosis of ocular melanosis 6 months prior to her current presentation. On examination, the best-correc...

A New Eye Speculum

sold by surgical instrument makers, which have constantly come prominently to my notice daring the performnace of operations on the eye, and which, after considerable experience of the same, have forced me to try and effect a remedy for them. It is with that object in view, that I have devised an instrument, which I venture to bring before the notice of the profession, as having, in my humble o...

Histopathologic findings of the orbicularis oculi in upper eyelid aging: total or minimal excision of orbicularis oculi in upper blepharoplasty.

OBJECTIVE It is well known that gradual loss of elastic fibers and skin relaxation cause the aging process, but whether changes in the orbicularis oculi muscle may contribute to the aging of the upper eyelid is not known. The aim of the present study was to use histopathologic examination to investigate whether the orbicularis oculi contributes to upper eyelid aging. METHODS Full-thickness up...

Sims Speculum Examination

Sims Speculum Examination is an important skill for medical students and doctors. This article presents a comprehensive, concise and evidence-based approach to the use of the Sims Speculum which is consistent with The Principles of Clinical Examination [1]. We describe the signs of pelvic organ prolapse and based on a review of the literature, the precision and accuracy of these signs is discus...

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