PMID- 7328258
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19820412
LR  - 20041117
IS  - 0003-0244 (Print)
IS  - 0003-0244 (Linking)
VI  - 52
IP  - 12
DP  - 1981 Dec
TI  - The differential diagnosis of retinal disease from optic nerve disease.
PG  - 933-9
AB  - Patients complaining of reduced acuity in the absence of a clearcut diagnosis 
      present a challenge to the eye care practitioner. It is important to 
      differentiate retinal disease from optic nerve disease as the etiology of the 
      decrease in vision. This differentiation can have significant ramifications and 
      must be determined for patient welfare and management. Several procedures may be 
      used in making the differential diagnosis of macular or retinal from optic nerve 
      disease. Some of these procedures are easy to perform and include Amsler grid, 
      color vision testing, pupillary reflexes, light-brightness comparison, and 
      macular dazzle. Other procedures require a greater degree of sophistication and 
      include fluorescein angiography, the Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) and 
      simultaneous VEPs and ERGs (Electroretinograms). The clinician should be aware of 
      all of these procedures and how each may be useful in this differential 
      diagnosis.
FAU - Sherman, J
AU  - Sherman J
FAU - Bass, S J
AU  - Bass SJ
FAU - Richardson, V
AU  - Richardson V
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Am Optom Assoc
JT  - Journal of the American Optometric Association
JID - 7505575
SB  - IM
MH  - Color Perception Tests
MH  - Diagnosis, Differential
MH  - Electroretinography
MH  - Evoked Potentials, Visual
MH  - Flicker Fusion
MH  - Fluorescein Angiography
MH  - Fundus Oculi
MH  - Humans
MH  - Optic Nerve Diseases/*diagnosis
MH  - Reflex, Pupillary
MH  - Retinal Diseases/*diagnosis
EDAT- 1981/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 1981/12/01 00:01
CRDT- 1981/12/01 00:00
PHST- 1981/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1981/12/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1981/12/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Optom Assoc. 1981 Dec;52(12):933-9.