Scenario
A 19 year old female presents with a painful right eye and decreased vision after being out for most of the night previously at clubs.
She is normally myopic. Her visual acuity is 6/24 in her right eye and 6/12 in her left eye.
Question
a. Describe the features and list your differential diagnosis. (50%) b. Outline your further assessment. (50%)
Answer
FACEM VAQ Exam 2003.1 – Question 6
- Overall pass rate for this question was 61 / 83 (73.5%).
- This was thought to be a good question overall that had a number of levels enabling better candidates to do very well.
- Failures were due to a combination of limited differentials for corneal haziness combined with limited assessment that followed from this.
ACEM Fellowship Visual Aid Questions
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