Review of Optometry articles from March 2000

Review of Optometry archives from March 2000

The American Academy of Ophthalmology.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery issued a joint position paper opposing routine comanagement regardless of the type of surgery. The paper states that surgical comanagement should...

Glaucoma.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Glaucoma is four times more prevalent in black Americans than in white Americans, but blacks are only half as likely as whites to undergo surgery for it, according to a study in February's Archives of Ophthalmology. The researchers say lack of...

Journal of the American Medical Association.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Annual retinal exams for diabetic patients offer little marginal benefit, according to a study in the February 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (2000;233:889-96). Researchers from the U.S. Department of Veterans'...

Bausch & Lomb.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Bausch & Lomb received FDA approval to market its Technolas 217 excimer "scanning/flying spot" laser. Unlike broad beam lasers, the precise small beam avoids overlap for a smoother, polished cornea, the company says.

Alex Trebek.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Jeopardy's Alex Trebek. "What is who will open the show at Vision Expo/East?" A media tour. "What is what he'll do at Vision Expo/East?" www.visionsite.org." "What is where to get more information?"

Medicine Declares 'Ground Zero' In Fight Against Optometry.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... The American Medical Association has declared the state of Georgia "ground zero" in its attempt to limit prescribing privileges by optometrists and other "non-physicians." The move comes as Georgia's Legislature works on a bill that would...

National Board Opposes AOA Board Certification.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... The American Board of Optometric Practice--the national certification body the AOA formed last year--is "redundant and unnecessary," the National Board of Examiners in Optometry asserts in a recently issued position paper. The NBEO move is...

An Excess of O.D.s, but Not Too Many.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... If you're one of those optometrists who thinks there's an excess of peers, the AOA has just published a study that backs up your fears. However, the AOA isn't saying there are too many O.D.s; it's saying that the excess of supply vs. patient...

ABOP Needs a Second Look.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... The American Board of Optometric Practice, or ABOP, has made a sound move by pushing back its launch for a year, until June 2001. Controversy and contention have surrounded ABOP since its start. Indeed, at the AOA Congress last year in San...

Nuggets From the Nineties.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Editor's note: Just about everyone from the Rolling Stones to the Bay City Rollers has a Greatest Hits collection. Now it's Dr. Vickers' turn. After 9 years of dispatches from the trenches, it's time for an anthology of the wit and wisdom from...

LETTERS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Influential O.D.s: Readers Weigh in Henry B. Peters, Melvin D. Wolfberg Editor: A list of the most influential O.D.s of the 20th Century is incomplete without the name of Henry B. Peters, O.D. If authoring the famous Orinda study were...

The 5 Degrees of Magnetism.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... An old saying goes, "Make new friends but keep the old; one is silver and the other is gold." We can say the same about our patients. Attracting new patients is important, but so is bringing back your existing patients. Marketing...

Resist the Forbidden Fruit Of Managed Care.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... It's a slow day at the office. A form inviting you to join a new managed-care plan lands on your desk. The plan seems to have everything going for it. It's available, it's easy and it's free. Fill out a few pieces of paper, and you'll get a...

New Doctor Inherits Old Mistakes.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Q. Shortly after I graduated, I bought a practice and took over the previous owner's billing habits. Unfortunately, I've since learned they were all wrong. I've been billing and coding claims improperly. Are there any resources that can help...

Are Disc Drusen More Damaging Than We Thought?(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... In three decades of practice, only one of my patients has had both disc drusen and chronic open angle glaucoma. The patient in this case may be the second. Supporting the diagnosis were the findings of the GDx system, a scanning laser...

In-Office Lens Making Traces a New Path.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Some colleagues are going cutting edge when it comes to optical lab technology. Here's how they make it work. Admit it. If you and your optician hear one more patient say, "But I can get my new glasses in an hour at [insert competitor's...

7 Steps Toward a Paperless Office.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... How do you get there? Here's how, say those who have done it. When Kim Castlebury, O.D., took the plunge in 1991, he knew he was a pioneer. But he never guessed that nearly 10 years later, he would still be one of the few O.D.s with a...

Sprucin' Up the Old Salt Mine: How O.D.s Fix Their Offices.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Many will keep costs low and do the work themselves. Tired of going back to the old salt mine? Does your office even look like an old salt mine--dingy, cramped, poorly lit? Compare the time you've been in your office to that of the 244...

The Solution Evolution What to Tell Your Patients.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Here's what you need to pass along to patients about the newest lens care systems. Eight times out of 10, you can trace contact lens wear complications to a failure to comply with the care regimen you've recommended. [1] What are you to do...

Putting New Face on Ophthalmic Dispensing.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Projections indicate there will be more potential eyeglass wearers, but they'll have more options, and more doctors, to choose from. It could be a scene right out of "The Jetsons." You've just finished George's eye exam. Diagnosis:...

Rocky Mountain Doctor Looks to Scale New Heights.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... This O.D. opened cold and solo 7 years ago, and is more than halfway toward his goal of the $1 million practice. Here's how he plans to ascend to that peak. In the Colorado Rockies there's a group of 54 mountains known as the Fourteeners....

Now They See it, Now They Don't.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... You don't have to be a magician to diagnose transient or sudden vision loss. But determining the etiology can be tricky. Here are some helpful clinical pearls. Transient or sudden vision loss is an ominous presenting complaint. The...

Adding Insight to Injury.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... How to gauge the scope of ocular trauma and respond accordingly. Ocular trauma is America's number-one cause of preventable blindness. [1] Work accidents, sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, assaults and other assorted mishaps account...

Ptosis, Anisocoria Point Toward Horner's, Lung Tumor.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Referral for pharmacological testing led to a diagnosis of Horner's syndrome. That in turn led to discovery of a serious lung, tumor. A 65-year-old black male was diagnosed with Horner's syndrome, an interruption of the oculosympathetic...

Post-op Dry Eye Pesters LASIK Patient.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Multiple predisposing factors coupled with surgical trauma trigger troublesome symptoms. Copious lubrication provides an effective remedy. Optometrists who age LASIK must screen candidates to determine if they fall within the right physical...

How to Manage an Alkali Burn.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Q At 9 o'clock one morning, a 34-year-old fern ale housekeeper accidentally got oven-cleaning fluid in her eye. She flushed it with water and went to see her optometrist immediately. He continued the irrigation and referred her to us. When...

Touching the Surface on Effects Of Long-Term Lens Wear.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Q A recent study implied that long-term contact lens wear may lead to complications with refractive surgery. What does this mean for my contact lens patients who are considering LASIK? A Long-term contact lens wear apparently reduces...

Avoiding IOP Rise in Itchy Eyes.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... A local clinician referred to us a 73-year-old white female with glaucoma and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis. She was treated with beta-blockers over the 10-year history of her disease. She was also taking a calcium channel blocker for...

Is This a Case Of Theme Park Maculopathy?(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... An 11-year-old white male presented with reduced acuity in his right eye. His ocular history is significant for trauma a month earlier. While visiting a theme park with his friend's family, the child ran into a ceiling fan while riding on the...

Ketotifen: Another Weapon For the Season of the Itch.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Allergic symptoms affect nearly 20% of the population. Many of these people experience symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis, most commonly a seasonal variety where symptoms follow exposure to airborne pollens and ragweed. We can readily...

Gucci Goes Modern.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... This new collection of ophthalmic frames from Safilo USA brings a modern look to ophthalmics that's inspired by Gucci sunwear. The collection includes these styles: * For men, models GG 1180 and GG 1181 feature Optyl, a plastic made of...

Hush Puppies' New Litter.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Lancer International introduces a trio of frames in its Hush Puppies line. Styles H600, H601 and H602 all feature 100% stainless steel, double action spring hinges and zyl temples. New for men is style H600, with snap-in nose pads. It's...

New Look of PuriTi.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... From ClearVision Optical come two new styles in the PuriTi titanium collection that's also nickelfree and hypoallergenic. Featuring a rectangular shape with etching on the end piece, the PuriTi 212 for men has spring-hinged frames. It comes...

Magnifier Shows Big Picture.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... For your low-vision patients, Eschenbach's Highlighter stand magnifier offers 11.4D (3.9x) of power. It features a rectangular lens that's 100mm x 50mm in size, large enough to allow for binocular viewing of columnar data. The illuminated...

Frequency 55 Toric Expands Cylinders.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... CooperVision's Frequency 55 Toric monthly replacement lens now comes in a -2.25D cylinder. The lens also comes in cylinder powers of -0.75D, -1.25D and -1.75D. The new -2.25D cylinder is available in Frequency 55 Toric's full range of...

UV Lens for Docs Only.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... The new Hydrogenics 60 UV soft contact lens from Ocular Sciences features high oxygen transmissibility (34.7 Dk/t, FATT method), thin design, lenticulated carrier and low edge apex. It's made of Oculfilon F, a 60% water content lens, using dry...

Tomey's New Lensometers.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Tomey Corporation USA says its new auto-lensometers are fast and easy-to-use for single-vision, bifocal and progressive lenses as well as contact lenses. Both the TL-2000 and TL-3000 have the Auto-Add Lock feature that is designed to improve...

Topcon's Smart Package.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... The Smart Package from Topcon America Corporation gives you three lens-finishing components in one compact system: the 3D+ ALE-X1 pattern1ess edger, FR-20 frame reader and the DS-1000 integrated blocker. The company now offers the Smart Package...

SunClips are a Snap.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Hilco introduces a new fitting system that speeds up the process of choosing from Hilco's SunClips, and helps to assure precise fits. Each fitting kit comes complete with a sample chassis of each size and shape (19) that Hilco offers. The kits...

High or Low Profiles?(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Create your own custom dispensing environment with Eye Designs' Profiles furniture series. These European-style displays feature the patented Versa merchandising system, modular base units and halogen lighting.

Gulfport for the Dispensary.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... We're not talking about the Mississippi city, but Fashion Optical Displays' new designer series of freestanding fixtures. The Gulfport series offers a variety of furnishings, including dispensing and display tables, chairs, cabinets,...

Polarization Power.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Nautica's new sunwear collection features polarized, CR39 lenses with hydrophobic and anti-reflective coatings. The 6506S features a hexagonal sunglass in a petite feminine style. The logo appears on the left temple. It's available in five...

Ann Klein Puts the Rap On Wrap-Arounds.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Ann Klein's newest sunwear offering is an acetate wraparound frame. The AK 3014 comes in five colors: satin sand, navy, red maple, tortoise and black. Lens colors are gray/green or gray/brown. Sizes include 53/19-135 and 53/19-130.

Christian Dior Simplifies.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Safilo Group will unveil 12 new Christian Dior sunglass styles this spring. They're cleaner, smaller and less ornate than previous collections. Among them: * Meteore features 100% UVA/UVB protection and CD logo embossed on the temples....

Essilor of America Inc.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Essilor of America Inc. declares April Presbyopia Awareness Month. The idea is to educate the 100 million-plus Americans affected by this eye condition. Last year's campaign, developed to launch the first National Presbyopia Month, reached more...

Vistakon.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Vistakon is sponsoring a nationwide sweepstakes called "See the World" on ABC television, and says its message about getting regular eye exams could reach more than million people. The Johnson & Johnson division will award seven grand-prize...

High Index Goes Higher.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Seiko Optical Products of America has added a high-impact AR version to its 1.67 Super SV product line. The new 1.67 Super SV High Impact AR uses Seiko's patented MX design technology and 10mm spherical fitting button. The 1.67 Super SV...

A New View from Varilux.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Varilux Panamic launches this spring. This new progressive addition lens has enlarged fields of vision designed to give the patient quicker and easier adaptation and more natural head movement and posture vs. other PALs, Varilux says. Varilux...

Robertson signs with SOLA.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Robertson Optical of Loganville, Ga., is now accepting custom-coating orders for the UTMC anti-reflective coating from SOLA Optical USA. Robertson, a member of the UTMC AR Technology Group, is now able to process custom UTMC AR in five...

This Fields Unit Packs it In.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... The Easyfield from Oculus Inc. USA is a compact automated perimeter that can do everything larger static perimeters do out to 30[degrees]. It weighs 17 pounds and its footprint is 12-by-17 inches. An instant-on eliminates waiting for the...

The New View from HiMag.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2000... Keeler Instruments' new HiMag Lens flips down to give you 1.6x higher magnification when you use it with double-aspheric condensing lenses. That gives you greater detail for disc and vessel examination during indirect ophthalmoscopy. In many...

How Do You Explain These Striking Juxtafoveal Changes?(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... A 68-year-old black female presented for a routine ocular exam. Her systemic history was remarkable for a myocardial infarction (1995), hypertension and hypothyroidism. She was taking isosorbide (a vasodilator with multiple brand names),...

YOUR GUIDE TO DISPENSING POLYCARBONATE PHOTOCHROMICS.
March 15, 2000... Now that you can combine these two materials in one lens, you can offer your patients a truly premium pair of eyeglasses. Now that the honeymoon's over, let's talk a bout the recent marriage of two of America's all-time favorite ophthalmic...

A PERFECT FIT: TODAY'S SMALL FRAMES AND SHORT-CORRIDOR PROGRESSIVE LENSES.
March 15, 2000... The dispenser's guide to fitting compact progressive addition lenses specifically engineered for today's stylish small frames. As many dispensers know, the corridors of most progressive lenses are too long for today's stylish small frames....

Contact Dermatitis (Toxic Lid Reaction).
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Typically, patients with contact dermatitis present with a history of using or starting a new cosmetic, perfume, nail polish, clothing detergent, contact lens solution or ocular medication. The term medicamentosus...

Acquired Ptosis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Ptosis may be either congenital or acquired. Patients with acquired ptosis typically present with symptoms such as an inability to open their eye, decreased vision and superior loss of field due to lid obstruction. Most...

Orbital Cellulitis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with orbital cellulitis may be of any age or sex. You'll notice lid edema and redness, distention and proptosis, and patients will experience significant pain upon palpation. Additionally, patients will present with...

Senile Entropion.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Entropion is an inversion of the eye-lid margin and may occur unilaterally or bilaterally. Lower lids are affected more frequently, although it may involve the upper or lower eyelid. You may observe clinical features...

Squamous Cell Carcinoma.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common malignant eyelid neoplasm in the United States, after basal cell carcinoma. It most often affects often elderly, fair-skinned individuals who have a history of chronic sun...

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) typically present with nondescript facial pain, fever and general malaise. About four days after onset, a vesicular skin rash appears along the distribution of the fifth cranial...

Herpes Simplex Virus.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections involving the lid classically appear as an accumulation of small vesicles or pustules along the lid margin and/or periocular skin. These lesions typically have an inflamed, erythematosus...

"Blue Sclera" (Oculodermal Melanosis/Nevus of Ota).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: "Blue sclera" generically describes a melanotic discoloration in the white of the eye. It's more commonly known as ocular melanosis, oculodermal melanosis, nevus of Ota or blue nevus. Patients who experience skin...

Conjunctival Lithiasis (Conjunctival Concretions).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with lithiasis may report a foreign body sensation, especially upon blinking, but most often are asymptomatic. Patients will have small, white or yellow nodules superficially buried beneath the palpebral...

Viral Conjunctivitis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Most viral infections produce a mild, self-limiting conjunctivitis, but some can produce severe, disabling visual difficulties. The two most common self-limiting forms of viral conjunctivitis include epidemic...

Allergic and Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis.
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Hallmarks of an allergic reaction include itching and conjunctival injection, as well as a lack of palpable preauricular lymph nodes (which signify viral infection). Patients may present with swollen and red eyelids. You may...

Gonoccocal and Chlamydial Conjunctivitis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Chlamydial (inclusion) conjunctivitis typically affects sexually active teens or young adults and accounts for the most frequent infectious cause of neonatal conjunctivitis in the United States. The Centers for Disease...

Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC) frequently occurs in soft contact lens patients, patients with exposed suture knots and patients with prostheses. Patients with asthma, hay fever or animal allergies may be at greater...

Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis (SLK).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients presenting with SLK typically report symptoms of ocular discomfort including burning, foreign-body sensation or non-descript pain. Patients also may complain of photophobia and excessive tearing. Gross clinical...

Conjunctivitis with Pseudomembrane.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Often, patients discover conjunctivitis in the morning upon waking, when they notice that their eyelids are "stuck together." The classic' signs and symptoms of conjunctivitis include ocular redness secondary to palpebral...

A Pictorial Presentation.(of retinal pigment epithelium abnormalities)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Pigmented lesions of the fundus generally occur due to abnormalities or anomalies in either the choroid or retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). If choroid is the cause, the color will be muted and the edges of the lesion will be indistinct due to...

Band Keratopathy.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with band keratopathy are of any age and may have a history of chronic, recurrent anterior uveitis or other ocular inflammatory disease. They also may have a history of hyper-parathyroidism or juvenile rheumatoid...

Disciform Keratitis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with disciform keratitis present with a moderately painful, tearing and photophobic eye. Patients may experience a modest (but not dramatic) vision reduction, particularly if disciform keratitis involves the visual...

Interstitial (Immune) Stromal Keratitis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with active interstitial keratitis (IK) present with pain, photophobia, lacrimation and blepharospasm. Patients often experience reduced vision in the acute active phase, which will be either unilateral or...

Keratoconus & Corneal Hydrops.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Keratoconus, a corneal distortion, usually begins around puberty. Patients complain of progressive visual blurring and distortion. Other common symptoms include glare, photophobia, monocular diplopia and ocular discomfort....

Herpes Simplex Keratitis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with keratitis caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) typically present with a unilateral "red eye" and experience variable degrees of pain or ocular irritation. Patients commonly experience photophobia and...

Corneal Abrasion and Recurrent Corneal Erosion.
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: The tell-tale indicators of corneal abrasion include symptoms of acute pain and a history of recent trauma, but patients may also report photophobia, pain upon extraocular muscle movement, excessive tearing, blepharospasm,...

Corneal Foreign Body.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with corneal foreign body present with mild, moderate or (occasionally) severe pain. Pathophysiology: Corneal foreign bodies indicate minor ocular trauma. Small particles may become lodged in the corneal...

Corneal Laceration.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: The patient with a corneal laceration experiences significant ocular trauma, typically from a metallic object such as a hand tool (fingernail scratches, for example, don't usually have enough force to lacerate a cornea)....

Essential In-Office Therapeutic Agents.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... These agents should be in every optometrist's cabinet, desk drawer, refrigerator or back room. TOPICALS * Ak-Taine (proparacaine HCL 0.5%) and/or Ak-T-Caine (tetracaine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution USP, 0.5%) * Polytrim...

Refractive Procedures, Definitions and Terms.(therapeutics)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... NONSURGICAL Orthokeratology: Refractive changes induced by a regimen of rigid gas permeable contact lenses. SURGICAL INCISIONAL Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation: Refractive error corrected by lensectomy...

Metastatic Choroidal Carcinoma.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Typically, older patients with metastatic choroidal carcinoma have a history of breast or lung cancer. It occurs more often in women than in men, although no particular racial predilection exists. Since most choroidal...

Iridodialysis.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with iridodialysis, a direct sequelae of concussive ocular trauma, will report a history of blunt injury to the eye. If patients have acute presentation and recent trauma, they'll demonstrate attendant uveitis,...

Axenfeld-Rieger (A-R) Syndrome.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Patients with Axenfeld-Rieger (A-R) syndrome will be asymptomatic. Diagnose this congenital disorder based on your findings from a routine biomicroscopic and gonioscopic evaluation. Researchers once grouped this condition...

Neovascular Glaucoma (NVG).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2000... Signs and Symptoms: Although some patients with neovascular glaucoma (NVG) may be asymptomatic, most present with a chronically red, painful eye and experience significant vision loss in that eye. You'll also notice concurrent vascular diseases...