What does 20 / 20 Vision Mean?

Understanding vision numbers or readings The first number is the patient and the second number is the average normal vision. Patient / Normal 20/20 vision means you can see at 20 feet what a normal person can see at 20 feet. Even if you don’t start 20 feet from...

MoyaMoya Disease

“Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area called the basal ganglia. The name “moyamoya” means ‘puff of smoke’ in Japanese and describes the look of the tangle of...

Grading Internal Hemorrhoids

Most clinicians use a grading system proposed by Banov et al in 1985, which classifies internal hemorrhoids based on the presence of bleeding and their degree of prolapse into the anal canal. This system is clinically more useful than the anatomical classification...

Indications for Anoscopy

What are the indications for doing anoscopy on a patient in the clinic, emergency room, or hospital setting? Anoscopy helps us to visualize the anus, anal canal, and internal sphincter. We use it when DRE is not enough to assess an anorectal condition. Initial...

InfoGraphics

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