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May 7, 2020 · Using a red hatpin (or alternatively, a cotton bud stained with fluorescein/pen with a red base) start by identifying and assessing the patient’s blind spot in comparison to the size of your own. The red hatpin needs to be positioned at an equal distance between you and the patient for this to work.
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You should do the same and focus your gaze on the patient’s face. Using a red hatpin (or alternatively, a cotton bud stained with fluorescein/pen with a red base) start by identifying and assessing the patient’s blind spot in comparison to the size of your own.
Aug 28, 2013 · Using a red hatpin (or alternatively, a cotton bud stained with fluorescein/pen with a red base) start by identifying and assessing the patient’s blind spot in comparison to the size of your own. The red hatpin needs to be positioned at an equal distance between you and the patient for this to work.
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Jan 1, 2018 · If appropriate, map out the patient's blind spot: the patient and examiner are seated as for the visual field test; both close one opposite, non-tested eye
Jun 15, 2020 · Anterior Segment Examination of the Eye - OSCE Guide | UKMLA | CPSA. This video provides a step-by-step approach to assessing a patient's blind spot. We've also created a free in-depth guide to...
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May 31, 2015 · After a bedside visual field examination with waggling fingers and even a red hatpin, you decide that there is an abnor-mality. After requesting quantified visual field tests, the patient returns with a black and white printout with numbers (eg, Humphrey fields) or coloured lines on a sheet (eg, Goldmann fields).
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A visual field test is an eye examination that can detect dysfunction in central and peripheral vision which may be caused by various medical conditions such as glaucoma, stroke, pituitary disease, brain tumours or other neurological deficits.
