Ophthalmoscope thoughts?
As a neurology junior, I feel like I have a pretty decent comprehensive exam, but my fundoscopic exam is honestly trash, and it's something I want to focus on this year. While ophthalmoscopes are plentiful in the ED, they're rare on the floors, and most/all of my seniors have their own. I'm looking at my options in purchasing one myself, but I wanted to ask SDN's opinion:
a) As far as I can tell from reading online, Welch Allyn is the Littmann of ophthalmoscopes, but I hear the heart just...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mrbreakfast Tags: Neurology Source Type: forums
Ophthalmoscope diopter difficulties
We covered the fundoscopic exam in our clinical skills course this week and I seemed to be the only person in my class who had this problem:
When examining the retinal vasculature with a regular coaxial opthalmoscope, each student got to try on the same patient. Each of my peers had a diopter setting of about -1 to +1, and some with uncorrected vision reached the -3 to +3 range. I assumed this meant that the patient was not too nearsighted or farsighted. When I took my turn on the same...
Ophthalmoscope diopter difficulties (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 28, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ya Walad Source Type: forums
