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Welcome to Docet’s podcast Sound Optometry, hosted by Michelle Hanratty, an IP optometrist with 20 years’ experience on the high street and in hospital. Each month, with case studies and in-depth conversations, we will be exploring topics that matter the most to you as optometrists and are relevant for everyday practice.


Episode 21: Uveitis - Detecting the rare and managing the obvious

The podcast starts with an interview with Alison, a patient that suffered from punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC), a less common form of uveitis. We hear about the challenges she faced in the years before she was correctly diagnosed and received treatment under the care of Professor Alistair Denniston.

Michelle Hanratty then discusses the presentation and optometric management of both posterior and anterior uveitis with Professor Denniston and his colleague Dr Balini Balasubramaniam from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The episode concludes with a summary of the signs optometrists need to look out for when examining a patient with unusual visual symptoms as well as those relating to more typical anterior uveitis.

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Last published: June 2023

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    Communication

    s.1 Listen to patients and ensure they are at the heart of decisions made about their care 

    • Understand the concerns and anxieties of patients presenting with uveitis, be able to take a careful history and symptoms and be able to explain the condition and support available effectively.

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    s.5 Keep your knowledge and skills up to date

    • Able to keep your knowledge of potential treatments and complications of uveitis up to date and to be able to monitor patients that may be at risk of developing complications. 

    s.7 Conduct appropriate assessments, examinations, treatments and referrals

    • Able to conduct appropriate assessments, examinations, treatments and referrals of a patient with suspected uveitis.

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      • The images below relate to the patient case study in this episode. 


        Punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC) - red free fundus image and radial OCT scan of Alison's left eye. Please note the well circumscribed pale lesions which are at the level of the RPE.

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      • Key Points
        • Patient case study of punctate inner choroidopathy
        • Clinical signs and symptoms of posterior uveitis
        • Clinical signs and symptoms of anterior uveitis
        • Overview of the therapeutic management for both posterior and anterior uveitis
        • Complications of uveitic inflammation and of therapeutic treatment
        • Referral of patients with suspect posterior or anterior uveitis.
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      •  References

      • Harthan J, Opitz D, et al. (2016) Diagnosis and treatment of anterior uveitis: optometric management. Clin Optom (Auckl)

      • Campos J, Campos A, et al. (2014) Punctate inner choroidopathy: a systematic review. Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol; 3 (3), pp 76-82


      • Docet would like to thank the following for their contribution to this programme:

        • Professor Alastair Denniston, Consultant Ophthalmologist – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
        • Balini Balasubramaniam, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon – Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

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