EVALUATION OF VISUAL ACUITY

Course overview

VISUAL ACUITY IS AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED ASPECT OF AN EMERGENCY OR OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT VISIT BUT CAN BE VITAL TO MAKING A DIAGNOSIS. IN REALITY, THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE TAKING A MOMENT TO TEST VISUAL ACUITY CAN SEVERELY CHANGE THE DIAGNOSIS AND WORKUP FOR A PATIENT REGARDLESS OF THE CHIEF COMPLAINT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE IMPORTANCE OF VISUAL ACUITY AS PART OF A ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAM, THE METHODS USED, THE MATERIALS NEEDED, AND THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF VISUAL ACUITY.