Case #1 – Pathological Myopia

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Jerome Sherman, O.D., is perhaps optometry's most prolific writer, publishing over 650 clinical articles, research manuscripts, book chapters and two CDs. He is senior author of three books that were published in 2007, and has delivered over three thousand lectures both nationally and internationally. He has served as a contributing editor for several optometric

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Possible clinical findings in myopia Posterior Staphyloma CNVM ( Choroidal Neovascularization Membrane ) Fuchs Spot Lacquer Cracks Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Retinal pits, holes, or tears Cobblestone Degeneration Lattice Degeneration Retinal Detachment Degenerative RPE changes Chorioretinal Atrophy Pigment Migration Retinoschisis Vascular Microfolds Proptosis

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The following is a list of links to the companies and contributors of the Pathological Myopia: Mini to Maxi Bulge case study... http://www.optometricretinasociety.org/pages/home.asp http://www.slackbooks.com/view.asp?SlackCode=67808 http://www.lulu.com/content/1775291 http://www.mdsupport.org/library/degenmyopia.html

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Optomap Gallery - http://www.slackbooks.com/view.asp?SlackCode=67808 Cryo surgery after a very shallow superior RD (secondary to two small retinal tears) in a moderate myope. Gas bubble following a retinal detachment surgery in a moderate myope. Cryo surgery after a shallow superior RD in a moderate myope

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Based upon the integrity of the PIL- also known as the inner/outer (IS/OS) segment junction layer, we can predict patient's VA. The PIL/junction must be well defined in the fovea in order to achieve good VA. The PIL junction can be used as a "biomarker" for the photoreceptor (both rods and cones) integrity. Verhoff's membrane

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