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How to use…the direct ophthalmoscope
Abstract
Ophthalmoscopy and red reflex examination are core medical skills required to identify sight-threatening and life-threatening disease. We discuss the predictive utility and limitations of findings with an ophthalmoscope and tips as to how to optimise these. We outline important considerations in three clinical scenarios: an abnormal red reflex, an abnormal optic disc and retinal haemorrhages in the context of child protection concerns.
- ophthalmology
- neurology
- neurosurgery
- general paediatrics
- neonatology
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Competing interests None declared.
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Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.