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Ophthalmic Examinations

Poi Sensei  September 16, 2026 /  October 23, 2026
Hess chart interpretation: which muscle is weak, and is it really a palsy? Two Hess charts side by side with a smaller paretic field and an overacting yoke muscle
Ophthalmic Examinations

Hess Chart Interpretation: Which Muscle Is Weak, and Is It Really a Palsy?

September 16, 2026 Poi Sensei
EOG test: the Arden ratio and what it tells you. The eye and RPE, the dark trough and light peak on the Arden curve, and icons for RPE, DT, LP and the ratio
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EOG Test: The Arden Ratio and What It Tells You

September 7, 2026 Poi Sensei
VEP test: how to read a visual evoked potential. A checkerboard stimulus, the visual pathway and the N75-P100-N145 waveform
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VEP Test: How to Read a Visual Evoked Potential

September 6, 2026 Poi Sensei
How to read fluorescein angiography: a pattern-based approach. Three fluorescein angiograms showing hyperfluorescence, hypofluorescence and pattern recognition
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How to Read Fluorescein Angiography: A Pattern-Based Approach

August 28, 2026 Poi Sensei
CFF test: principles and how to read the result. A flicker stimulus, the critical flicker fusion frequency and a normal-value chart by age
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CFF Test: Principles and How to Read the Result

April 17, 2025 Poi Sensei
How to read and interpret ERG: a practical guide to electroretinography, with the a-wave, b-wave and oscillatory potentials matched to the retinal layers
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ERG in Ophthalmology: Normal Waves and How to Read Them

April 10, 2025 Poi Sensei
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