Case Challenge 06 – November 2018

by | Nov 29, 2018 | Case Challenge

Optometric Education Consultants Clinical Case Challenge A 21 year old male plumber called in requesting an urgent appointment. He was working on a job and trying to dislodge a drain coupling by hammering it with the blunt end of a screw driver. He missed, recoiled,...

Case Challenge 05, Explained – October 2018

by | Oct 29, 2018 | Case Challenge

  A 47-year-old man presented complaining of gradually decreasing vision and monocular diplopia in his right eye for approximately the past 18 months. He had undergone LASIK vision correction over 13 years earlier with an excellent emmetropic outcome. His prior...
Case Challenge 05 – September 2018

Case Challenge 05 – September 2018

by | Sep 11, 2018 | Case Challenge

A 65 year old woman previously diagnosed with primary open angle glaucoma presented for ongoing care. She was using latanoprost in each eye and had bilateral selective laser trabeculoplasty performed two years earlier. Her medical history was significant for...
Case Challenge 04 – August 2018

Case Challenge 04 – August 2018

by | Aug 1, 2018 | Case Challenge

The first patient is a 16 year old male whose vision has been fluctuating for 6 weeks. He also complains about headaches. His primary care physician feels it’s a normal growth spurt and Mom feels it’s migraines as there is a strong family history, but she still wants...
Case Challenge 03 – July 2018

Case Challenge 03 – July 2018

by | Jul 1, 2018 | Case Challenge

A 35 year old man presents wanting another opinion due to “blood on my right eye”. He says that everything happened 3 days ago after violently vomiting, reportedly due to food poisoning from chicken Caesar salad. He still feels a little nauseated and somewhat “not...