Dr Ellen Sun shares her ‘wow’ moment with including OCT with her eye exams

The patient’s retinal pictures show blurred disc margins in both eyes and a nasal disc hemorrhage in the right eye.

“The kind of swelling I saw indicated a potential build-up of cerebral spinal fluid inside the brain which could cause raised intracranial pressure. This can be life threatening and lead to seizures, strokes and other neurological damage.”

“I talked her through my findings and sent her to the ER straight away with my report recommending an MRI/CT and, if necessary, a lumbar puncture to rule out increased intracranial pressure. I also gave her a doctor’s note to excuse her from her final exam.”

“The next day I got a report back from the ER saying that she’d had multiple CT scans and had been admitted overnight. A blood clot had been found in her left parietal lobe that was causing her brain to swell, and she was officially diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). I’d been emailing with the patient to check on her status and it sounded like she was in great hands at the hospital, receiving treatment from a neurologist as well as a neuro-ophthalmologist.”

“She later emailed me to thank me for showing her kindness during the exam and helping her get the urgent care that she absolutely needed. That was one of the best feelings I can get for doing what I do and truly shows that you can’t underestimate the power of a comprehensive eye exam with OCT!”

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