Abstract
Ophthalmologists were students of medicine or osteopathy before entering their subspecialty. The ocular examination begins by focusing on the entire patient, which takes advantage of the ophthalmologist’s full medical knowledge. There is no excuse for omitting the basics such as a good history of present illness, medical history, ocular history, review of systems, medications, and allergies. This general inquiry is then followed by a complete ocular examination.
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Orellana, J., Friedman, A.H. (1993). Methods of Examination. In: Clinico-Pathological Atlas of Congenital Fundus Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9320-7_4
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