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The Vitreous: Everyday Clinical Challenges

The Vitreous: Everyday Clinical Challenges

dmm 22 September 2026 No Comments

Dip Optom FOA(SA), D Optom (Aston), FC Optom(UK), TMOD(PCO), CAS Neuro(NECO), FSLS, FISCLS,PGCOT (Suny) SAOA July 2024 Content Introduction The vitreous body, ominously called “vile jelly” by Shakespeare, has been…

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Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and Dry Eye Disease (DED)

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and Dry Eye Disease (DED)

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

The Meibomian glands in the eye lids are responsible for secretion of lipid which protect the lid margins and prevent evaporation of the tear layer. These glands are under neuro-hormonal…

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The Southern African Guide to Topical Ophthalmic Drugs

The Southern African Guide to Topical Ophthalmic Drugs

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

With the fortuitous fall of a dart and significant support from my parents, I entered optometry school at the age of 17 years and graduated four years later in 1984.…

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Tonometry and Biomechanics of the Cornea in Contact Lens Wear

Tonometry and Biomechanics of the Cornea in Contact Lens Wear

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

Research on use of contact lenses as drug delivery systems continues. Disposable lenses are often used to treat corneal injuries. Accurate intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements with lenses in situ will…

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In Contact: Clinical Contact Lens Practice

In Contact: Clinical Contact Lens Practice

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

This book represents some of the knowledge I have managed to gain through many years of clinical contact lens practice. Since my pre-graduate training in the early 1980s the field…

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The Epidemiology of Myopia

The Epidemiology of Myopia

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

Flitcroft DI, 2012 The risk of retinal detachment and macular degeneration increases logarithmically with the increase of acquired myopia The risk begins with as little as 1.00 D of myopia.

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Nutrition and Ocular Health: What Do We Know?

Nutrition and Ocular Health: What Do We Know?

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

Mechanical support Control of growth and differentiation In the eye, proteins are known to: Support the structure and clarity of the cornea To participate in the variable light refraction of…

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The Vitreous: Everyday Clinical Challenges

The Vitreous: Everyday Clinical Challenges

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

According to Eber's papyrus (1400 BC), the Egyptians thought that the inner part of the eye communicated by a canalicular system with the inner ear cavities and the lacrimal cavity

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The Pharmacology of Contact Lens Practice

The Pharmacology of Contact Lens Practice

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

Most ocular medications and solutions contain a unique mixture of active ingredients, preservative, drug delivery system, viscosityincreasing agents, buffers and stabilizers, and a vehicle by which all the ingredients are…

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Is Optometry Ready for Primary Care?

Is Optometry Ready for Primary Care?

dmm 4 September 2026 No Comments

IOC also states that the number of ophthalmologists unlikely in SA unlikely to change

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