Archive for April 2020

When we ophthalmologists take cataracts out of people’s eyes, we replace them with artificial lens implants. They are intraocular lenses, often abbreviated “IOLs.” Most of the time, in order to know what type of lens implant has been placed (since there are different manufacturers), we go by the appearance of the IOL. Sometimes, it is…

Ophthalmology is a field of medicine that is heavily reliant on very special exams and testing. So, at first glance, it doesn’t seem like that much would be possible with a telemedicine visit, which is basically a video chat. In general, I think that is a reasonable objection to telemedicine, and once the world returns…

What do flags have to do with cataract surgery? Not much in general! However, there is a special situation in cataract surgery that does. When cataracts get really bad, they turn white. When I do surgery on a bad cataract like that, the surgery starts with a dilated pupil and a white circle staring up…

Many people often say that the pupil is the small black dot in the middle of the colored part of the eye. Some people have big black dots and some have little black dots, and they can change size. What is actually happening when the pupil changes size is that the iris (the colored part)…