Open AccessTip of iceberg: when unusual vision complaints with a normal examination prompt a closer look
Author(s) -
Weiss Kathleen D.,
Chang Ta C.,
Cavuoto Kara M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.46
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , iceberg , physical examination , pediatrics , optometry , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology , sea ice , oceanography , geology
Key Clinical Message Nonorganic vision loss ( NOVL ) is a relatively common condition in pediatric patients. Prompt diagnosis can prevent costly, time‐consuming, and frustrating workups. It is valuable for general practitioners and specialists alike to include NOVL in their differential when evaluating patients with visual complaints that are inconsistent with normal examination findings.