Case report 05/06/2020 An expensive lack of consent? Preview Article An expensive lack of consent? Time to read article: 8 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Ophthalmology Claims Casebook
Case report 23/10/2018 A sight for sore eyes Preview Article A sight for sore eyes Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Ophthalmologist Dr P receives a claim alleging poor consent and technique – but is that the real cause? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Record keeping Ophthalmology Consent
Articles and features 19/06/2018 Learning from cases: specialty focus - Ophthalmology Preview Article Learning from cases: specialty focus - Ophthalmology Time to read article: 6 mins () ★ Close Preview What are the main drivers for risk in your specialty? Medical Protection is launching a new series of special articles looking at the key medicolegal risks in a range of specialties, in the UK. We begin with ophthalmology. Dr John Jolly, head of member risk education, and Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, senior medicolegal adviser and qualified ophthalmologist, look into the cases reported to Medical Protection over the past ten years. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ophthalmology
Case report 26/10/2017 Unforeseeable complications? Preview Article Unforeseeable complications? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr M, a 45-year-old lawyer with a substantial income, consulted Dr L, an ophthalmologist, for the management of deteriorating keratoconus. He had become intolerant of contact lenses and was experiencing visual difficulties. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Casebook Ophthalmology
Case report 14/09/2014 Eyes of the storm Preview Article Eyes of the storm Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr Q, 40 years old, consulted Miss A, a consultant ophthalmologist, with lesions affecting his eyelids. Mr Q’s complex medical history included antiphospholipid syndrome and his drug therapy included anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents, oral corticosteroids and ocular surface lubricants. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Consent Record keeping Casebook Ophthalmology
Case report 14/09/2014 Who’s to blame? Preview Article Who’s to blame? Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs B, 40 years old, was referred by her optician to see an ophthalmologist, Mr F, because of concerns about possible raised intraocular pressure and right-sided amblyopia. Mr F confirmed the diagnosis of right-sided amblyopia, found her to have normal intraocular pressure and documented some visual field loss in both eyes, which he considered was performance-related. He advised reassessment in six months but the patient did not attend for follow-up. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Medical Records Successful Defence Ophthalmology Managing clinical risk Endocrinology
Case report 15/05/2014 The Swiss cheese Preview Article The Swiss cheese Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs X gave birth to J, a healthy baby boy. J was discharged, with a note in the records stating he was a “normal healthy infant”; a further note stated that, on examination, there was a bilateral red reflex. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Paediatrics Diagnosis Ophthalmology Managing clinical risk Investigations
Factsheet 01/10/2013 HSC complaints procedure – Hospital setting Preview Article HSC complaints procedure – Hospital setting Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview Complaints in health and social care: standards and guidelines for resolution and learning (2009) aims to provide a simple, consistent approach for staff who handle complaints, and for patients who raise complaints across all health and social care services. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Obstetrics & Gynaecology Renal Medicine Gastroenterology Haematology Urology Northern Ireland
Case report 10/09/2013 Sinus surgery: damaged vision Preview Article Sinus surgery: damaged vision Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr P, a 40-year-old office worker, had a long history of sino-nasal problems, and had even had a previous septoplasty operation. Soon after returning from a holiday, he consulted his GP, Dr A, with worsening blockage in the left side of his nose. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Consent ENT Managing clinical risk Ophthalmology Casebook
Case report 05/02/2013 The cost of invalid consent Preview Article The cost of invalid consent Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Ms M, a 38-year-woman, consulted Mr F, an ophthalmologist, for surgical correction of high hypermetropia. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ophthalmology Casebook Consent Managing clinical risk
Case report 10/01/2012 Too many records spoil the notes Preview Article Too many records spoil the notes Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr M, a 51-year-old primary school teacher, was referred to ophthalmologist Mrs C, following a letter sent by an optometrist to his GP. The optometrist had found Mr M to have an abnormal right optic disc, slightly raised intraocular pressures and significant defects in the visual fields of his right eye with suspected glaucoma. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Medical Records Listen Record keeping Professionalism Claims
Articles and features 04/01/2012 No one forgets their first phacoemulsification Preview Article No one forgets their first phacoemulsification Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview ST3 Ophthalmology trainee Dr Gwyn Williams remembers when he first performed cataract surgery Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Career planning Ophthalmology
Case report 01/11/2005 Beware jaw pain Preview Article Beware jaw pain Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr T, an 85-year-old retired accountant, went to see his GP, Dr L, because he had felt unwell for a couple of days with a severe left-sided headache. The pain was worse on eating and Mr T had noticed transient loss of vision and flashing lights. Mr T had also lost some weight. Dr L prescribed co-dydramol. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Managing clinical risk Record keeping Ophthalmology General practice Diagnosis
Case report 01/11/2005 The red eye? Preview Article The red eye? Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs O, a 54-year-old secretary with a history of migraine, developed a severe frontal headache, noticing flashing lights and cloudiness in her field of vision. These symptoms came on over about 24 hours. She was visited at home by Dr R, who was working for an out-of-hours GP co-operative. Dr R noted the symptoms of headache, ‘misty’ vision and red eye. Dr R diagnosed conjunctivitis, prescribing topical fusidic acid ointment. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ophthalmology General practice Managing clinical risk
Case report 01/11/2004 An unusual presentation Preview Article An unusual presentation Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs D, a 79-year-old retired haberdasher, went to her GP practice as she’d developed a rash on her forehead and face with puffy eyes. She saw Dr Y who suspected an allergic reaction to a new perfume that Mrs D had just started using. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Diagnosis General practice Ophthalmology Successful Defence Managing clinical risk
Case report 01/11/2003 Change your diagnosis, not the records Preview Article Change your diagnosis, not the records Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Miss Y was a healthy, happy schoolgirl until the age of 15 when she started getting headaches. She saw a locum at her GP practice, giving a six-month history of persistent headaches with vomiting and a stiff, twisted neck. She mentioned a family history of migraines. The doctor diagnosed migraine and prescribed analgesia and pizotifen. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Emergency Medicine Ophthalmology Diagnosis General practice Managing clinical risk Record keeping
Case report 01/11/2003 One in the eye for spurious litigation Preview Article One in the eye for spurious litigation Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Miss T was three years old when she injured her right eye whilst playing with a stick. Six hours after the injury she was seen by Mr F, consultant ophthalmologist. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Complaints Ophthalmology Managing clinical risk Successful Defence