
Trending Now: Hottest clinical diagnosis stories of 2014
The hottest stories in clinical diagnosis this year included Grand Round cases and a new methodology for diagnosing keratoconus.
1. Grand Rounds: Patient with recent hospitalization and decreased vision for 1 month
“Hydroxychloroquine continues to be a commonly used oral agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, and as such, medical professionals across all specialties should be aware of the potential of a dose-dependent ocular toxicity, albeit rare, so as to promote early detection and thus avoid irreversible visual loss,” she said.
A 69-year-old African American man was transferred from an outside hospital, having been brought in from his nursing home for worsening left orbital proptosis of unknown duration . . .
“This interesting case report has been one of the most viewed clinical diagnosis-related stories in Ophthalmology Times. It exemplifies the importance of considering underlying systemic medical disease when the ophthalmologist is faced with a patient who presents with “an eye problem”, and raises important issues such as the care of individuals who have dementia.”
3. A novel index for diagnosing keratoconus
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“This new potential methodology for keratoconus diagnosis detects a possible pathognomonic feature of the keratoconic cornea,” said
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