Spot Dx — Why’s this patient low after a trip to the Top End?
Mila, a 16-year-old student, presents with acute diplopia. She has been unwell for five days with fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. Test your clinical know-how…
Tag: Ophthalmology
The tribulations of a hair-challenged doctor
If they can put a man on the moon, why can’t they cure male pattern baldness? It’s not easy being bald. In winter, you freeze;…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this blurred vision?
Penny is a 31-year-old architect who presents with sudden right visual disturbance. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the…
Spot Dx — Do these brown rings catch your eye?
Sera is a 35-year-old receptionist whose optometrist has recommended she see her GP regarding corneal lesions. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below.…
GLP-1 RAs tied to greater risk of diabetic retinopathy progression than SGLT-2is: study
In patients with diabetes and established diabetic retinopathy, treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists is associated with increased risks of diabetic retinopathy progression compared with SGLT-2…
Stinger is in the eye of the bee-holder: Barb stays hidden in man’s eyeball
How do you remove a bee sting from an eyeball? With a referral to an ophthalmologist and a pair of jeweller’s forceps, according to US…
Semaglutide use linked to ischaemic optic neuropathy
Semaglutide is associated with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy among patients with type 2 diabetes and those with overweight or obesity, according to a US…
Spot Dx — What’s irritating this infant’s eye?
Noah is a seven-day-old infant who is brought in by his parents with a lump below his left eye. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
The bad effects of wonder vitamins and the clinical upside of smoking weed: Cautionary tales of n=1
A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers…
‘My eyes flew out of my head’: A GP’s encounter with a patient who saw yellow
Dr David Ringelblum was working as a GP in Melbourne in the late 1990s when a patient turned up with yellow vision. “This woman was…
