A 71-year-old female patient comes in for a routine eye examination and complains that she is woken at night with red, painful eye that lasts for 30 minutes and frontal headaches with nauseousness. | more
Optometry case study – Episcleritis
Optometry case study discussion on an inflammatory condition that affects the episclera that lies between the conjunctiva and sclera. | more
Optometry case study – Melanocytoma
A 65 year-old presents as asymptomatic and otherwise healthy patient, however DRP shows a tumour, which may grow and cause future nerve compression. | more
Optometry case study – Management of dry eye
Px complained that for the last 6 months she had irritation leading to gradual reduction in lens tolerance and wearing times, plus watery eyes in windy conditions. | more
Optometry case study – Coloboma
Coloboma of the disc along with retinochoroidal coloboma, by Hadassa Martinez, Specsavers Wallasey | more
Optometry case study – Herpes simplex keratitis
64 year old female presented as a walk in appointment with symptoms of a left red watery eye for 4 weeks | more
Optometry case study – Management of keratoconus
Keratoconus affects one in every 2,000 people and will affect both eyes in 96% of cases, with one eye typically progressing more than the other. | more
Optometry case study – Microvascular CN VI palsy
An eye test reveals intermittent horizontal diplopia with no other symptoms, identified by optometrist as microvascular CN VI palsy. | more
Optometry case study – Horner’s Syndrome
Horner’s Syndrome is caused by a lesion along the sympathetic pathway that supplies the neck, head and eye. | more
Optometry case study – Nystagmus
A 64 year female complains of light-sensitivity | more