Instructions
You are an intern in the eye emergency clinic. Erik Bergstrom, 58, is short-sighted and has had flashes and floaters in his right eye for three days, then a shadow from below. The ophthalmologist found a macula-on retinal detachment and recommends vitrectomy with gas tomorrow.
Explain the findings to Mr Bergstrom and obtain his consent for vitrectomy with gas
- You do not need to take a history or examine the patient
Examination
Right: acuity 6/9; superior detachment with a horseshoe tear at 11 o'clock; macula attached. Left: 6/6; no tears.