“Please examine this patient and discuss your findings,” the older examiner said.
Wait... did he just tell me I passed? That wasn't allowed. Or was it a trick? frcs ophthalmology part 3
He leaned against the wall and slid down to the floor. He thought of the 4,000 flash cards. The 12 cadaveric dissections. The three years of sleepless nights. “Please examine this patient and discuss your findings,”
“This is a 68-year-old gentleman with primary open-angle glaucoma. His presenting IOP was 28. His C/D ratio is 0.85. However, I note a nasal step on the 24-2. I would like to check his adherence to Latanoprost before escalating to selective laser trabeculoplasty…” That wasn't allowed
“Tell me what happens to the cylinder correction if this lens rotates by 10 degrees.”
Omar picked up the Glaucoma bag. Inside: a dummy patient’s notes, a visual field printout, and an OCT. He ran the drill.
The examiners looked at each other. The older one wrote something down. No feedback. No nod. Nothing.