The slit lamp is an instrument used to examine the health of the front portion of the eye. It is called a slit lamp because it uses a slit beam of light to help visualize the ocular structures in a ...

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 ...

We read with interest the article by Natkunarajah et al. 1 We agree that indirect ophthalmoscopy with indentation remains the gold standard for the detection of retinal breaks. It is not clear if the ...

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 ...