The content of optometric eye examinations for a presbyopic patient presenting with symptoms of flashing lights

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-126

  Shah, Rakhee ^a,b   Edgar, David F ^b   Harle, Deacon E ^c   Weddell, Lynne ^b   Austen, David P ^d   Burghardt, David ^e   Evans, Bruce J W ^a,b  

^a Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Osborne Harle and Associates   (United Kingdom)

^d David Austen Optometrists   (United Kingdom)

^e David Burghardt Vision Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Eye examination; Flashing lights; Optometry; Quality of care; Standardised patient

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SIMULATION; EYE EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOPSIA; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL DISORDER; VITREOUS FLOATERS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT SIMULATION; PRESBYOPIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 60349110332     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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