Did you know that an eye exam can uncover a serious medical condition that requires immediate treatment? I had a patient come in for his annual exam, reporting that his vision had been gradually getting worse. Peripheral vision testing uncovered a defect in both eyes, which is usually caused by a mass compressing the opticContinue reading “When an Eye Exam Uncovers a Tumor”
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When You’re 18 Years Old, with a Whole Life Ahead…
by Dr. Lisa Shin Early in my career, I saw a 18 year old man who came in for an eye exam because he needed more contact lenses. His vision was 20/20 in both eyes, with no change in contact lens prescription. I dilated his eyes, which means the pupils are enlarged to look atContinue reading “When You’re 18 Years Old, with a Whole Life Ahead…”