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What’s on BV – Episode 3 – How to get more from your occluder – Part 3
When is a tropia not a tropia?
The previous episodes have covered the topics of asymmetric phoria and the importance of recovery in latent squint. This episode aims to highlight the importance of observing both the covered and uncovered eye on the cover test.
I tested an 11 year old girl recently who has a long […]
What’s on BV – Episode 2 – How to get more from your occluder – Part 2
What do we mean by recovery?
In the last episode, we saw that concomitant deviations do not have to be symmetrical, and that in the case of anisometropia, one may see an asymmetrical movement of the eyes on the alternate cover test. This episode highlights the importance of the recovery movement seen on cover test.
In my […]
What’s on BV – New Series!
Welcome to the first episode of the new ‘What’s on BV’ series, where I hope to highlight some examples of BV tests that I find particularly useful in clinical decision making. Unfortunately there is no free binder with part one, but I hope they prove a useful collection in the long run. If there are […]
BV or not BV-that was the question.
I remember reaching a crossroads in my career a number of years ago. I was nearing the end of my first year of training as an Orthoptist and on a clinical placement in a hospital in the West Midlands. One afternoon, I sat in with an Optometrist in order to understand the work that they […]
May 1st, 2008 ~ Recent Optometry Blog Posts
Do as I say, not as I do
August 26th, 2008 ~ 1 Comment
July 08 CET C9366 Imaging the Posterior pole
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