Overview
Ophthalmic pathology (also known as eye pathology or ocular pathology) is a highly specialized branch of the medical laboratory specialty pathology. Clinical ophthalmic pathology involves gross and microscopic examination and diagnosis of eyes and ocular adnexal tissues that are removed surgically (biopsies) or post-mortem. The ocular adnexae include the eyelids and periocular skin, the contents of the orbit, and the lacrimal (tear) system comprising the lacrimal gland and the nasolacrimal drainage system
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