Slit Lamp Techniques

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This educational video series covers all around the slit lamp and the slit-lamp examination techniques in 18 individual episodes.
Published September, 2025
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50 Minutes Read
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Slit-Lamp Overview

Slit-Lamp Overview

Cleaning and Patient Set-Up

Cleaning and Patient Set-Up

Focusing

Focusing

Diffuse Illumination

Diffuse Illumination

Optical Section

Optical Section

OS of Crystalline Lens

Optical Section of Crystalline Lens

Retro Illumination

Retro Illumination

Specular Reflection

Specular Reflection

Anterior Lens

Specular Reflection - Anterior Lens

Van Herick's

Van Herick's

Smith's Method

Smith's Method

Schaeffer's Sign

Schaeffer's Sign

Conical Beam

Conical Beam

Fluorescein

Fluorescein

Lissamine Green

Lissamine Green

Drop Instillations

Drop Instillations

Schirmer's Test

Schirmer's Test

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