1. – W I L L I A M O S L E R
“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of
probability.”
2. D O Y O U H E A R W H A T I
H E A R ?
K I T T Y S H A K U R
3. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
4. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Fred, 45 M
• Shimmer, outside, arc
• Colours, both eyes
• Vision normal
Freida, 55 F
• Few, corner, freaked
• Night, one eye
• Vision normal
OCULAR
MIGRAINE
Fortifiction spectra
Brain
POSTERIOR
VITREOUS
DETACHMENT
Early PVD
Dilated exam
5. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Florence, 60 F
• Spider, draw, breaks up
• Flashes, night, one eye
• Vision normal / slightly blurry
Finn, 40 M
• Sparks, bothersome, day
• Gush, more
• Vision normal / slightly blurry
POSTERIOR
VITREOUS
DETACHMENT
Weiss ring
Dilated exam
RETINAL TEAR
OR HOLE
Traction, blood,
pigment
Dilated exam
6. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Rick, 25 M
• Discharge, tried CPL
• Over a week, one eye
• Vision normal / slightly blurry
Romi, 30 F
• Aching, sensitive, tried CPL
• Over a week, one eye, GP & Optom
• Vision blurry
CHLAMYDIA OR
GONORRHOEA
Sexual health workup
PCR swab & treat
UVEITIS
Inflammation
Dilated exam
7. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Raina, 25 F
• Outer half, achy, sensitive
• Over a week, one eye
• Vision normal
Ronald, 60 M
• Sudden, heavy, pressure
• Chest infection
• Vision blurry
EPISCLERITIS
Autoimmune
NSAID & lubricants
ENDOPHTHAL-
MITIS
Septic screen
Dilated exam
8. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Linda, 60 F
• Dark splotch, Optom blood
• Distortion, one eye
• Vision blurry, scotoma
Leila, 35 F
• Glasses, Optom
• Dull, sensitive, movements, one eye
• Vision blurry, scotoma
MACULAR
DEGENERATION
Dilated exam
Intravitreal injections
OPTIC
NEUROPATHY
Neurological screen
RAPD, Colour vision
9. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Lawrence, 70 M
• Shadow cleared, repeated
• Sectoral or central, one eye
• Vision normal or black
Lachlan, 60 M
• Swirl, dark, slightly better
• Diabetic, blood thinner
• Vision blurry, dark
VITREOUS
HAEMORRHAGE
IOP, BP
Dilated exam
RETINAL
ARTERY
OCCLUSION
Amaurosis fugax
Stroke workup
10. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Dora, 60 F
• Focus, progressing
• No change closing one eye
• Vision blurred
Donald, 60 M
• Driving, suddenly lost focus
• Diagonal, better closing one eye
• Vision normal
CATARACT OR
REFRACTIVE
Monocular
Pinhole
CN IV PALSY
Microvascular
Cover test
11. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Petra, 50 F
• Headaches, deep ache evenings
• Sleeps with lights on
• Vision blurred intermittently
Paula, 30 F
• Sudden, stabbing
• Cannot open, previous scratch
• Vision slightly blurred
ANGLE
CLOSURE
Subacute
IOP
RECURRENT
EROSION
Anaesthetic
Lubricants, CPL
12. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Peter, 75 M
• Headache, temple
• Off colour, joint stiffness
• Vision normal
Priya, 65 F
• Headache, temple
• Off colour, red watery eye
• Vision normal / slightly blurred
GIANT CELL
ARTERITIS
ESR, CRP
Rheumatology
VARICELLA
ZOSTER
Valaciclovir
Dilated exam
13. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Tristan, 20 M
• Punched, lost vision, recovered
• Eyelid swollen shut
• Vision blurred
Tom, 25 M
• Workshop, sudden pain
• Pulled something out
• Vision blurred
HYPHAEMA
IOP, EOM, Radiology
Full examination
PENETRATING
INJURY
Mechanism
Seidel, Shield, ADT,
Abx, Fast
14. T R I A G
E
• Flash
• Float
• Red
• Loss
• Double
• Pain
• Trauma
• Postop
Oscar, 80 M
• Still blurry, sore, not opened
• Cataract surgery one week ago
• Vision blurred
Olivia, 60 F
• Great vision, sore, ran out of drops
• Cataract surgery 3 weeks ago
• Vision normal
ENDOPHTHAL-
MITIS
Dilated examination
Tap & inject
POSTOPERATIV
E
INFLAMMATION
Dilated examination
15. – W I L L I A M O S L E R
“The value of experience is not in seeing much, but
in seeing wisely.”
16. D O Y O U S E E W H A T I
S E E ?
K I T T Y S H A K U R
17. M A N I P U L A T I N G L I G H T
S L I T - L A M P
27. C R U X
• Vision
• Glasses / pinhole
• Low vision
• IOP
• Technique
• Slit-lamp
• Manipulating light
• Direct ophthalmoscopy
• Pupils
• RAPD
• Colour
• Ishihara
• Desaturation
• Extraocular movements
• Cover test
• Confrontation visual fields
28. T I M E -
C R I T I C A L
• Acute angle closure glaucoma
• Retro-orbital haematoma
• Penetrating eye injury or perforation
• Endophthalmitis
• Orbital cellulitis
• Giant cell arteritis
• Third nerve palsy
• Chemical eye injury
• Retinal artery occlusion
• Microbial keratitis