SLITLAMP PHOTOGRAPHY III: A.C.I.O.L.
HERE IS A SLITLAMP PHOTO OF AN ANTERIOR CHAMBER INTER-OCULAR LENS.

THE AC IOL IS A LENS REPLACEMENT AND RESTS IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER OF THE EYE,
IN FRONT OF THE IRIS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LENS IS HELD INTO PLACE BY TWO PLASTIC
'BRACKETS' (SHOWN IN THE PHOTO AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE LENS ITSELF.) THIS
TYPE OF LEN REPLACEMENT IS NO LONGER AS COMMON AS POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTER
OCULAR LENS (PC IOL), BUT IS (OBVIOUSLY) STILL USED IN SOME CASES.

SLITLAMP PHOTOGRAPHY II
CONJUNCTIVAL PYOGENIC GRANULOMA

Pyogenic granuloma is a rather general term for a relatively common benign vascular lesion
of the skin and mucosa whose exact cause is unknown. However, the term, pyogenic granuloma,

is a bit of a misnomer since the lesion is neither pyogenic (pus-forming) nor a granulomatous

reaction (abnormal behavior related to immune specialized cells known as phagocytes).

THIS IS ACTUALLY A POST-OP PHOTO OF A ONCE, MUCH MORE SEVER CASE. THIS IS WHAT WAS LEFT.

SLITLAMP PHOTOGRAPHY I:

A SLITLAMP IS A HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT SOURCE CONCENTRATED INTO A NARROW

BEAM (OR SLIT) OF LIGHT USED IN CONCERT WITH A MICROSCOPE TO EXAMINE
THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT ( FRONT) OF THE EYE. INCORPORATE AN IMAGE

CAPTURING DEVICE AND NOW YOU HAVE A SLITLAMP CAMERA.
HERE IS ONE OF MY FIRST SLITLAMP PHOTOS.

THIS PATIENT WAS REFERRED TO PHOTOGRAPHY TO GET IMAGES OF HIS pterygium.
HOWEVER, HE COULD ACTUALLY BE SUFFERING FROM A CORNEAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASM