EBOD case studies
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The European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) was founded in 1992 in London and is a permanent working group of the Ophthalmology Subspecialty Section of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), with the task of overseeing standards of ophthalmology education across UEMS countries. Its instruments for harmonising knowledge and training are the EBO exam, accreditation of centres, CME control and grants. The EBOD case studies are 5 cases and about 2,668 words.
1Acute angle closure with cataract: lens extraction or laser first?
A 66-year-old hypermetropic woman presents to the emergency eye clinic with a 3-day history of a painful red right eye, nausea and blurred vision. Right eye: visual acuity 6/60, IOP 58 mmHg by Goldmann, diffuse microcystic corneal oedema, fixed mid-dilated pupil, shallow anterior chamber.
665 words, about 3 min2CRVO with macular oedema in a glaucoma suspect with cardiac history
A 68-year-old man presents with a 5-day history of sudden painless loss of vision in the left eye. He has a 12-year history of type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 9.1%) and hypertension, and takes ramipril and metformin.
565 words, about 3 min3Ring infiltrate in a contact lens wearer who cannot attend daily
A 29-year-old man who wears monthly soft contact lenses, occasionally sleeping in them, presents with a 3-day history of a painful red left eye and photophobia. He has been using chloramphenicol ointment from a friend with no improvement.
460 words, about 2 min4Sudden altitudinal visual loss in an older man: is this GCA?
A 74-year-old hypertensive man presents with a 2-day history of painless loss of vision in the right eye, described as a curtain over the upper half of vision. Right eye: visual acuity 6/18, IOP 16 mmHg, a right relative afferent pupillary defect, and a swollen hyperaemic optic disc with a small cup; visual field shows an inferior altitudinal defect.
533 words, about 3 min5A 4-year-old with accommodative esotropia and poor glasses wear
A 4-year-old boy is referred by his health visitor because his left eye turns in. He has had glasses for 6 months (+4.50 DS right, +4.75 DS left) but his mother says he rarely wears them.
445 words, about 2 min