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
Optometry case study – Stargadt disease
by Ice Liu, Specsavers optometrist Stargadt disease (sometimes referred to as juvenile macular dystrophy) is an autosomal recessive form of retinal dystrophy characterised by central visual loss associated with an atrophic central macular lesion. It | more
Optometry case study – Occipital lobe meningioma
by J Hau, Specsavers Fields
Optometry case study – Glaucoma suspect
A 63 year old caucasian male presents with type 2 diabetes controlled with medication with bilateral defect. | more