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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.
Jun 15, 2020 · 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 accompany the video here: https://geekymedics.com/blind-spot-as...
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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.
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
May 31, 2015 · INTRODUCTION. Imagine you are assessing a patient with visual difficulties or optic disc swelling. After a bedside visual field examination with waggling fingers and even a red hatpin, you decide that there is an abnor-mality.
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Move a hat pin of a different colour (or white cotton swab) temporally until they lose sight of it. Ensure these are midway between yourself and the patient so that you are checking your blind spot and comparing it to theirs at the same time