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Lack of consensus on consensual response
Author(s) -
Stonex Tara M.,
Bartoe Joshua T.,
Aguirre Gustavo D.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
veterinary ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1463-5224
pISSN - 1463-5216
DOI - 10.1111/vop.12469
Subject(s) - convention , clarity , annotation , test (biology) , medicine , standardization , perception , psychology , family medicine , political science , law , bioinformatics , biology , paleontology , biochemistry , neuroscience
The pupillary light reflex ( PLR ) is a routinely utilized clinical test to quickly assess integrity of subcortical light perception pathways in patients. While interpretation is simple for ophthalmologists, interestingly discrepancy occurs in annotation of the test results, especially for the consensual response. An email survey sent to diplomates of either the American or European Colleges of Veterinary Ophthalmologists ( ACVO and ECVO , respectively), requesting use of a ‘direct/consensual’ annotation convention, showed 58% of respondents preferred one convention while 39% preferred a different convention. The majority preferred convention was different between ACVO and ECVO respondents. Standardization of PLR annotation convention across specialists is recommended for clarity in medical record keeping and communication among colleagues.