Slit Lamp - Examining the Anterior Segment

This interactive presentation is designed to reintroduce slit-lamp practitioners to illumination techniques to identify and investigate diseases and abnormalities (including those caused by contact lenses) of the external eye, tarsal and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, iris, anterior chamber, lens and the anterior vitreous.

Speakers:

• Weddell, Lynne

Key learning points:

1. The ability to use the slit-lamp.
2. The ability to assess the tear film.
3. The ability to examine the external eye and adnexa.
4. The ability to use the slit-lamp to detect anterior chamber signs of ocular inflammation.
5. The ability to detect the presence of pigment in the anterior vitreous.

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