A transillumination test is used by doctors to identify abnormalities in a body cavity or organ. The doctor will dim the lights and use a bright light directed towards a specific body part to see what ...

Purpose: We describe a novel approach for detecting vascular abnormalities deep in the digits by means of a handheld illuminator. Methods: Ten patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia were ...

A 44-year-old man presented to the ophthalmology clinic. Examination revealed circumferential spoke-like iris transillumination defects, and a diagnosis of pigment dispersion syndrome was made.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term undiagnosed pigmentary dispersion syndrome can lead to visual disasters. Here, we hope to provide some ...

A four-week-old, full-term male infant presented with a mass at the base of his neck (Panel A). The growth of the lesion, evident since his birth after an uncomplicated pregnancy, had been ...