This is probably the best video of slit lamp that I've encountered. Loved your knowledge of ophthal, optics and photography and also your precise use of words. Thanks a lot sir. :)
Hi Dr. Bhatti, very, very, very nice. You removed dust of ignorance. Today i will devote my time in sharpening slit lamp skills. Your narration is also soothing to ears. One technique we all regularly use is to swing slit arm from right to left to right. Momentarily red glow pops up... Thanks. Dr. shekhar Paranjpe.
By Weiss ring I presume you mean the ring seen over the disc in posterior vitreous detachment. This does not have any particular "setting " required but you do need a fundus viewing lens like, for example, a 90 D indirect ophthalmoscopic lens or a contact lens like the mainster lens to be used along with the slit lamp. You could also view it without using the slit lamp by using a 20 D indirect ophthalmoscopy lens with a smartphone (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rB5Pk3y0Z-I.html)
Not consistently. Sometimes epithelial or stromal edema may clue one to the presence of high IOP, similarly a Fundus view may show cupping or Retinal nerve fibre layer defects, but for reliably estimating IOP you need an applanation tonometer (like a Goldman tonometer)on the slit lamp
You may want to use dyes like fluorescein sodium which stain abraded areas of the cornea where the epithelium is missing, or you may want to use dyes like Rose Bengal or Lissamine Green which stain degenerating corneal cells.Sometimes you may want to use both together (differential staining) as in cases with dendritic ulcer to show both the denuded epithelium as well as the degenerating cells .
I'd my eyes checked by Railway Board for medical using the above instrument. They first used some kind of eyedrop in eyes which blurred the vision then used this instrument. They claimed that I'd undergone LASIK surgery in past while I had not undergone any surgery whatsoever in past. Is it possible? How can it happen? Please reply ASAP.
in smile surgery the scarring is more and it is almost always possible to see the interface on slit lamp exam. In lasik, scarring is less but still you will see the interface opacity in most cases but occasionally the scarring may be so minimal that it is not possible to see the interface or the circumferential scar easily