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Sound Optometry


Domains: Clinical Practice, Communication

No CPD Points


Welcome to Sound Optometry, a podcast from Docet hosted by Michelle Hanratty, an IP optometrist with over 20 years’ experience in both high street and hospital settings. Each month, through case studies and in-depth conversations, we explore the topics that matter most to you as an optometrist and are relevant to 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

    Learning outcomes

    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.

    Clinical practice

    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.

      Unit 1 - Uveitis audio track (~28 min)