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WED 270 Optician’s diagnosis of papilloedema impact hospital admissions

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WED 270 Optician’s diagnosis of papilloedema impact hospital admissions

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WED 270 Optician’s diagnosis of papilloedema impact hospital admissions

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WED 270 Optician’s diagnosis of papilloedema impact hospital admissions

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Sarah, Williamson , David, Whiteside , Thomas, Coysh , Vinod, Metta , Fatima, Geranmayeh , Alex, Everitt , Carolyn, Gabriel , Barry, Seemungal , Joanna, Ball and Richard, Nicholas

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London: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

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Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2018-10, Vol.89 (10), p.A39-A39

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English

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London: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

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BackgroundIn a landmark case in August 2016 an optometrist was found guilty of missing papilloedema. We examined the current referral pathway for managing papilloedema to determine whether initial assessment by an optician impacted resource use.MethodsDischarge summaries from St Marys Hospital (SMH) between 1/1/17 and 16/5/17 the referral centre fo...

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WED 270 Optician’s diagnosis of papilloedema impact hospital admissions

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2115138602

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2115138602

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0022-3050

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1468-330X

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10.1136/jnnp-2018-ABN.136

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