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Sound Optometry


Domains: Clinical Practice, Communication

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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 outcomesUnit 2 - Required reading (~22 min)►

    Unit 1 - Uveitis audio track (~28 min)

    Unit 1 - Uveitis audio track (~28 min)

    • 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.

    • Audio track

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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.
    ◄Learning outcomesUnit 2 - Required reading (~22 min)►