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    Step Up Your Retinoscopy Skills

    June 13, 2017 | POSTED BY Jennifer Krueger | Articles, Clinical Optometry, Clinical Pearls

    First thing's first: What is retinoscopy and why do we do it?  Retinoscopy is an “objective refraction.” Objective, as we know, means there is no input required from the patient; it is performed to obtain data based on what the...

    Tags: non-verbal, objective refraction, pediatric, refracting, Refraction, ret, retinoscope, retinoscopy, scope
  • Spotting Malingering Kids

    January 9, 2016 | POSTED BY Alyssa Keating | Clinical Optometry, Clinical Pearls

    Kids often fake worse visual acuities than they have in order to get glasses - since glasses are now cool. For many young optometry students, this can be a confusing and stressful first time situation. Here's one approach you could...

    Tags: Clinical Pearl, malingerer, pediatrics
  • Cosmetic Optics

    January 14, 2014 | POSTED BY Adrienne Chan | Clinical Pearls

    We can create "optical illusions" in order to enhance the cosmesis of patients and/or to hide defects that would otherwise make the patient insecure, with nothing but lenses.  Here are some examples of 'cosmetic optics': Changing the...

    Tags: blepharoptosis, cosmetic, illusions, Optics, pseudo, superior sulcus defect
  • Retinoscopy and accommodative spasms

    June 24, 2013 | POSTED BY Apoorva Jinka | Clinical Pearls, Optometry School

    A common retinoscopy mistake is over-minusing the patient due to accommodative spasms. When performing ret, always look for clues of these spasms by monitoring any fluctuations in the pupil size, axes of the meridians, and the speed and...

    Tags: retinoscopy
  • Most common trial frame mistakes

    June 19, 2013 | POSTED BY Lawrence Yu | Clinical Pearls

    Did a great refraction but patient hates the prescription when trial framed? Avoid these common trial frame mistakes to ensure your patient is looking through your intended prescription and not seeing a blurry mess: Vertex distance...

    Tags: clinical pearls
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