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VIDEO: A peer view on tonometry and visual fields during COVID-19

22 July 2020

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.

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OPTOMETRY: OCT diagnosis of a macular hole

30 March 2020

Case highlights the clinical benefits of using OCT for the diagnosis of retinal conditions | more

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OPTOMETRY: Bull’s eye maculopathy

25 November 2019

Bull’s eye maculopathy and discussion of Hydroxychloroquine toxicity | more

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OPTOMETRY: Nodular episcleritis

24 September 2019

Diagnosis and management after GP recommends patient undergo an eye examination | more

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DISPENSING: Prescription analysis – Case #3

24 September 2019

Considerations for first-time progressive power lenses (PPL) wear for a myope | more

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OPTOMETRY: Benign intracranial hypertension

30 August 2019

A classic presentation of BIH | more

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DISPENSING: Prescription analysis – Case #2

27 August 2019

Amblyopic patient with a gross anisometropic prescription | more

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OPTOMETRY: Full-thickness macular hole

22 July 2019

Value of OCT where retinal image shows apparently normal macula. | more

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DISPENSING: Lens selection and the ‘jack-in-the-box’ effect

19 July 2019

‘Jack-in-the-box’ problem prompts dispenser to think out of the box for solution. | more

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OPTOMETRY: Normal-tension glaucoma

13 June 2019

82-year-old receives glaucoma treatment six years after initial diagnosis following pseudophakia | more

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