Iraqi Board Ophthalmology case studies
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The Iraqi Board in Ophthalmology is a specialty qualification awarded through the Iraqi Board of Medical Specialties (IBMS) to physicians who have completed structured postgraduate training in ophthalmology and passed its assessments. It is intended for residents nearing the end of their training and for practising ophthalmologists who need a recognised specialist credential for hospital posts, teaching, or licensing. The Iraqi Board Ophthalmology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,461 words.
1Acute angle closure in a patient who cannot attend frequent follow-up
A 58-year-old woman presents to a district hospital emergency department with a two-day history of a painful red right eye, vomiting and blurred vision. Corrected acuity is counting fingers in the right eye and 6/9 in the left.
742 words, about 4 min2Dense vitreous haemorrhage in a healthy young man six weeks before examinations
A 24-year-old male university student presents with a two-day history of floaters followed by painless loss of vision in the left eye. He has no history of trauma, no known diabetes, no sickle cell disease and takes no medication.
691 words, about 3 min3Intermittent exotropia with a distance–near difference in a 5-year-old
A 5-year-old boy is brought by his mother because the right eye ‘turns outward’, noticed since about 18 months of age. It appears mainly when he is tired or daydreaming, and she says it usually returns to straight when he blinks or is spoken to.
685 words, about 3 min4Post-traumatic fungal keratitis after a wheat stalk injury
A 46-year-old wheat farmer presents with a five-day history of a painful right eye after being struck by a wheat stalk while harvesting. A rural clinic has treated him with topical tobramycin four times daily and dexamethasone twice daily since day two.
664 words, about 3 min5Painful pupil-involving third nerve palsy in an older woman
A 66-year-old woman presents with a five-day history of right-sided headache followed by drooping of the right upper lid; the next morning she noticed double vision that is both horizontal and vertical. She has hypertension treated with amlodipine and no history of diabetes.
679 words, about 3 min