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This VRICs exam features four cases of neuro-ophthalmic vision loss. Readers are invited to review the images and access additional resources where required to answer the questions

Closed: 05 Mar 2021

This visual recognition feature presents glaucoma-themed cases that may present in routine practice

Closed: 27 Dec 2019

Although typically used to aid in diagnosing or monitoring glaucoma, a visual field plot often tells us more than this. Practitioners should use their clinical expertise to interpret the field plots...

Closed: 26 Jul 2019

Published: 03 Jul 2019

Published: 03 Jul 2019

This article discusses blindsight, a phenomenon in which patients respond to stimuli presented to their perimetrically defined blind field. The neural pathways involved in both conscious and unco...

Closed: 19 Apr 2019

Optometrists are regularly the first point of call for patients experiencing symptoms due to a brain tumour. This article highlights the signs and symptoms that might present during an eye examination

Closed: 07 Sep 2018

This article outlines the visual standards for driving in the UK and provides advice about what to do if a patient does not meet the required standard

Closed: 10 Aug 2018

What should you do if a patient doesn't meet the required standard for driving but tells you they have no intention of informing the DVLA? This lecture examines the vision standards for driving and ...

Closed: 04 Jul 2018

This article considers the impact of visual field loss on everyday life, reviews currently available methods of functional field assessment, and discusses ways in which practitioners can utilise i...

Closed: 07 Apr 2018

This CET Video exam describes how to differentiate between high-risk and low-risk neuro-ophthalmology presentations in optometric practice, with insight into how these are investigated by oph...

Closed: 06 Mar 2018

In this article, the author shares practical insight and tips on managing patients with glaucoma

Closed: 10 Nov 2017

This article considers the visual rehabilitation of patients presenting with homonymous hemianopia following stroke

Closed: 09 Jun 2017

This article outlines the investigation of patients presenting with homonymous hemianopia following stroke

Closed: 13 May 2017

Practitioners are invited to assess the cases presented and consider the diagnosis, aetiology and management

Closed: 10 Mar 2017