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Make the Diagnosis: A Toddler with Swollen Eyelids

Case Findings: A 4 year old male child is brought to your office by his mother who notes that his right eyelids have seemed red and swollen for the past 24 hours. She says that the child was outside playing in the backyard yesterday and thinks he was stung by a bee over the right upper eyelid. The redness and swelling began soon after. Although the child is in some discomfort, he seems otherwise well and is afebrile. On examination there is mild-moderate edema of the upper and lower eyelids but no apparent proptosis. Visual acuity is 20/20 bilaterally with normal extraocular movements, pupillary responses, and IOPs. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Medicare Fraud Conviction for Retina Surgeon

One clinician reflects on case and his role in it

Thyroid Disease Linked With Uveitis

The conditions may share a common autoimmune pathophysiology

Innovations In Glaucoma Care

Here is the latest in glaucoma care

Astronauts' Blurred Vision Tied to CSF Volume Shifts

Brain structure seems unaffected by space flight

Antibiotic Resistance Can Decline, Too

At least in ocular isolates, some organisms became more susceptible over time

'The Dress' Fascinates Vision Scientists

Clues to neurology, psychology of visual perception from 2015 internet sensation

Nearsightedness Tied to High Risk for Blindness

Myopia poses "major threats to the visual health of the public"

AAO: Intravitreal Chemo Effective But Toxic

Optimal interval between injections remains unclear

AAO: Antibiotic Resistance Common in Ocular Infections

Continued methicillin resistance and S. pneumonias resistance to azithromycin doubles

AAO: Topical NSAID Prevents PCME in Cataract Patients With Risk Factors

Study supports off-label use

AAO: Portable Low Vision Device Makes Life Easier

Low vision patients gain independence

AAO: Presbyopia Under Attack by Novel Therapies

Each approach has advantages over traditional procedures

AAO: IRIS Registry Is Data Goldmine

With 100 million patient visits logged, benchmark data emerges

MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services

Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families

How to Avoid Misdiagnosis

How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen

Blindness Still a Worry in GCA

Patients with prevalent vascular disease have particularly high risk

Podcast: 10th Anniversary for HealthNewsReview.org

Gary Schwitzer reflects on high points, low points, lessons learned

10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD

'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier'

Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name

It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD

Eye Problems in Microcephalic Infants May be Linked to Zika Virus

Small Brazilian study suggests high rate of ocular abnormalities

Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities

NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine

'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

Playing the Name Game With Horner Syndrome

Many people described oculosympathetic palsy before Johann Friedrich Horner

Gross Anatomy: 'Nailing It' With the Weed Whacker

Lucky landscaper escapes permanent injury after nail penetrates an eye.

Ebola Virus Lives in Eye Long After Blood Clears

'Cured' in October, back in hospital in December

Seizure Drug May Help in MS Eye Disease

Phenytoin shows promise for slowing neurodegeneration in optic neuritis.

Heart Risk Higher in Sjogren's Patients

PARIS -- Patients with Sjogren's syndrome had more than double the heart attack risk seen in the general population, a researcher reported here.

White Boys More Likely to Be Color Blind

Color blindness is not colorblind, as it appears to afflict Caucasian boys at three times the rate of African-American boys, according to a new study.

Autoantibodies a Big Deal in Sjogren鈥檚

SAN DIEGO -- A broader range of autoantibodies may play a role in Sjogren's syndrome than has previously been appreciated, researchers found.

Sun Damage: Darker Not Better for Sunglasses

Seeking some new shades? There is whole lot more than style at stake, experts say.

Compounder Tied to Tainted Eye Meds, Lost Sight

CHICAGO -- All but one of 12 patients given injections of contaminated bevacizumab (Avastin) prepared by a compounding pharmacy permanently lost vision in the affected eye, researchers reported here.

'Visual Snow' Called Real, Not Drug Related

NEW ORLEANS -- A mysterious and troubling phenomenon called "visual snow" is a distinct syndrome that does not appear to stem from illicit drug use, nor is it a migraine aura, a researcher said here.

OIG: Avastin a Better Buy for Wet AMD

茂禄驴WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should establish a national payment policy for bevacizumab (Avastin) to treat wet age-related macular degeneration, a government report concluded.

Eye Tremors May Be Early Sign of Parkinson's

Eye tremors are pervasive in Parkinson's disease and could be an early warning sign of the neurodegenerative movement disorder, according to a case-control study.

FDA Issues Second Contact Lens Recall

WASHINGTON -- The FDA has issued a class I recall 芒鈧€� the agency芒鈧劉s most serious 芒鈧€� for a second brand of CooperVision芒鈧劉s AVAIRA Aquaform contact lenses that may cause serious eye injury.

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