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PubMed2002

Paediatric community vision screening with combined optometric and orthoptic care: a 64-month review.

We report a new model of community-based secondary vision screening and demonstrate that a high proportion of children can be effectively managed in such a clinic without referral to the hospital eye service (HES). We performed a 64-month retrospective study of a secondary vision screening clinic providing the combined skills of an optometrist and orthoptist in a community setting. Particular attention was given to the diagnosis and management of children not referred to the HES. During this period, 1755 children were sent appointments and 74% (1300) attended the clinic. The community orthoptist and school nurses referred 53% of the patients and health visitors, general practitioners and community medical officers made 32% of the clinic referrals. Spectacles were prescribed for 41% of the children and 8% were prescribed patching. Sixteen per cent of the children were referred on to the HES. This model of care using the combined expertise of the orthoptist and optometrist is able to diagnose and manage the majority of children who have failed primary vision screening and avoids unnecessary referrals to the HES.

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PubMed1988

[Endocrine orbitopathy: a comparison of computerized tomographic results and orthoptic findings].

The correlation between the loss of function of the extrinsic rectus eyemuscles and their appearance on computed tomography images in patients with Graves' disease was examined. Pathologic changes of a single rectus eyemuscle normally blockade the movement of the corresponding antagonistic muscle. This is caused by the impossibility to relax due to fibrotic alterations. Nevertheless there are some hints, which indicate, that in some cases, especially concerning the lateral rectus muscle, the inherent function of the thickened muscle is restricted.

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