Cornea Eyecare Resources

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Meet the runner-up in Ocular Disease Case Study Week. Learn more about what Cassondra Lux-O'Callaghan, OD, discovered with her case study on corneal melt secondary to herpes viral keratitis.

Meet the Winners of Ocular Disease Case Study Week: Cassondra Lux-O'Callaghan, OD

For today’s eyecare practitioners, scleral lenses are becoming an essential part of the clinical toolbox. Learn the main considerations for lens material properties as well as the parameter adjustments to obtain a healthy fit.

Ocular Disease & Specialty Contact Lenses: A Study Guide

With little information on the topic, treatment and follow-up for corneal dellen can prove challenging. Gain insight through this detailed review on clinical recognition and the successfully management and treatment of dellen.

Treating Corneal Dellen with Bandage Contact Lenses

With adequate visual rehabilitation with a scleral lens, patients who heal from acute corneal hydrops may avoid a PKP and its associated risks. Learn how to monitor and assess your patient’s vision potential following resolution of acute corneal hydrops.

Sight After Hydrop: One Cornea's Journey

Use this guide—and the downloadable cheat sheet—to distinguish between bacterial, fungal, viral, and protozoan infections to treat patients promptly when their sight is on the line. Read on to learn how to diagnose and manage the various infectious corneal ulcers.

How to Approach Infectious Corneal Ulcers—with Downloadable Cheat Sheet

In this course, we cover anterior segment pathologies and the role of anterior segment OCT in the fitting of scleral lenses to manage these conditions.

Navigating the Anterior Segment with Scleral Lens Focus

When you encounter a keratoconus patient but aren’t able to treat them, the best thing to do is to refer. Here’s what to know about referring patients for keratoconus treatment.

The Ultimate Keratoconus Referral Guide

When faced with a corneal abrasion, your first and most important task is treating your patient. Later, coding can be a complex task due to the multiple ICD-10 codes available to describe corneal abrasions. Here's what you need to know!

How to Code and Bill for a Corneal Abrasion ICD 10

From troubleshooting unexplained vision loss and dry eye symptoms, to assessing future risk of other ocular diseases, having a thorough understanding of corneal dystrophies is essential for all eye care practitioners. In this article, we review the genetics behind common corneal dystrophies and explore how they affect each layer of the cornea.

The Genetics Behind Common Corneal Dystrophies

In 2019, we surveyed 427 optometrists on their knowledge of and opinions on genetic testing in eyecare. Download the free report, and read the commentary from three ODs to learn what you need to know!

The Future of Genetic Testing in Optometry + Report

Since corneal dystrophy symptoms can range in severity from completely asymptomatic to recurrent corneal erosions and even permanent decrease in vision, it's crucial that optometrists understand their options for treatment.

Common Corneal Dystrophies

Amniotic membranes are becoming a fantastic treatment option for many patients with ocular disease and pathology. Find out when and how to use them!

Amniotic Membranes - When To Use Them and How To Bill For Them

Here is everything you need to know about treating recurrent corneal erosion. There are many treatment options available to us that we should be aware of.

A New Look At Recurrent Corneal Erosion (RCE) Treatment

Corneal collagen cross-linking is a procedure that can massively benefit patients suffering from corneal disease. Here is what you need to know!