Paul Morris asks a panel of colleagues – working in different regions – their views on seven clinical scenarios when deciding whether tonometry, visual field and other diagnostic tests are indicated during the amber recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OPTOMETRY: OCT diagnosis of a macular hole
Case highlights the clinical benefits of using OCT for the diagnosis of retinal conditions | more
OPTOMETRY: Bull’s eye maculopathy
Bull’s eye maculopathy and discussion of Hydroxychloroquine toxicity | more
OPTOMETRY: Nodular episcleritis
Diagnosis and management after GP recommends patient undergo an eye examination | more
DISPENSING: Prescription analysis – Case #3
Considerations for first-time progressive power lenses (PPL) wear for a myope | more
OPTOMETRY: Benign intracranial hypertension
A classic presentation of BIH | more
DISPENSING: Prescription analysis – Case #2
Amblyopic patient with a gross anisometropic prescription | more
OPTOMETRY: Full-thickness macular hole
Value of OCT where retinal image shows apparently normal macula. | more
DISPENSING: Lens selection and the ‘jack-in-the-box’ effect
‘Jack-in-the-box’ problem prompts dispenser to think out of the box for solution. | more
OPTOMETRY: Normal-tension glaucoma
82-year-old receives glaucoma treatment six years after initial diagnosis following pseudophakia | more