The Ophthalmology
Survival Guide
Survival is key!
Whether you are beginning your formal training in ophthalmology, or you’re a non-ophthalmologist involved in direct patient care, this guide will help to familiarize you with important, useful, and fundamental aspects of the ophthalmic examination and patient management.
It will help you to put things in perspective, orient you to a patient-centered evaluation of the visual system, and cover many other essential concepts and topics to help you survive when you’re “thrown into the deep end”.
How To Use This Survival Guide
Find the survival tips you need:
After choosing a general topic, use the tags to find the information you need.
Remember key survival skills:
Important information is highlighted for you. Here's the key:
Yellow tips are important to understand.
Red denotes symptoms to look out for.
Purple marks tips for documenting findings.
Get a closer look:
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If you forget:
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