Optometrist Education

Case 10: This month, our Eyes of the Month blog follows an elderly woman who was referred to QERS after an onset of flashes, floaters and a shadow in her nasal visual field. Examination eventually led to a diagnosis of macula-ON rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). Patient Visit: A 61-year-old female from central Queensland was referred […]

Case 9: This month’s Eyes of the Month is about a young woman who experienced a recent onset of blurred vision which eventually led to a diagnosis of bilateral retinitis pigmentosa. Patient Visit: A 36-year-old female was referred to Queensland Eye and Retina Specialists following a visit to her optometrist, during which she complained of

Case 8: This month’s Eyes of the Month involves an elderly man who visited QERS after experiencing progressive difficulty reading over a 6-month period, which resulted in a diagnosis of ARMD. Patient Visit: A 77-year-old male attended Queensland Eye and Retina Specialists after noticing progressive difficulty with reading vision over the past 6 months. He

Case 7: This month’s Eyes of the Month is about an elderly woman experiencing intermittent flickering in her right eye for serval months, eventually leading to a diagnosis of NAION.  Patient Visit: A 77-year-old woman was referred to Queensland Eye and Retina Specialists by her GP, due to changes in peripheral vision. The patient had

Case 6: This month for JulEYE our Eyes of the Month discusses a middle-aged man with severe eye trauma from an occy strap resulting in aphakia. Patient Visit: A 30-year-old male was referred to Queensland Eye and Retina Specialists two weeks after a blunt force injury to his LE. He was using an occy strap

Case 5: June’s “Eyes of the Month” case study discusses floaters and flashes and a practical approach to assessment. Patient Visit: A 51-year-old man presented to the Queensland Eye and Retina Specialists after waking one morning and noticing significant vision loss in his right eye. Upon questioning he had noticed about a week earlier the

Case 4: May is Macular Month, so our “Eyes of the Month” case study discusses a young woman who experienced “blue sprinkles” in her eyes, leading to a diagnosis of Bilateral Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy. Patient Visit: A 22-year-old female was referred to Queensland Eye and Retina Specialists after one night experiencing “blue sprinkles” in her

Case 3: Patient Visit: A 55-year-old female attended Queensland Eye and Retina Specialists at the request of her treating ophthalmologist, for assessment of her left macula. She did not have any particular concerns and was asymptomatic. Past ocular history included bilateral cataract surgery 4 months prior and a very mild amount of post-operative cystoid macular

Case 2: To celebrate World Glaucoma Week, our March “Eyes of the Month” case study follows an older gentleman who was urgently seen for raised intraocular pressure that resulted in glaucoma.  Patient Visit: A 66-year-old gentleman was urgently referred to Queensland Eye and Retina Specialists on a Wednesday afternoon at 4:30pm for raised intraocular pressure.