optometry trivia question

[drbizzaro]

Q:What are some serious ocular findings (ie. not corneal arcus) that can co-exist in a patient who is able to achieve 20/20 OU when refracted?

just for fun...

 

[zyg0te]

Ocular tumors?

 

[hello07]

Open angle glaucoma, horshoe retinal tears, atrophic retinal holes, pseudotumor cerebri- (^CSF in brain)......HTN retinopathies, diabetic retinopathies.......... want more?

 

[WoodyJI]

Central serous is a good one I came across in clinic.

 

[alferec]

Here's a biggie: early retinal detachment in the periphery

 

[eyestrain]

I'd bet the 20/20 disease list is as long or longer than the not 20/20 list.

 

[drbizzaro]

I'd bet the 20/20 disease list is as long or longer than the not 20/20 list.

yeah, but I just wanted to get students thinking about the diseases that can co-exist with the finding of 20/20. I remember one student telling another that if you find 20/20, you can be sure that nothing is wrong! Can you believe that?

 

[JeffChou]

-Many of the gamut of binocular vision disorders
-Not exactly serious, but everyone's favorite (soon-to-be favorite, or inevitably favorite), presbyopia.

Both of which may seriously impact a person's life from childhood to adulthood depending on management or treatment.