One learner performs. One learner checks the key steps and gives feedback. Then swap roles. This is a practice aid, not an official mark scheme.
Candidate
FRCEM · Paired examination practice
Examine the eyes and vision. Present your findings, identify any urgency and explain the next assessment required.
Suggested practice time: 5–7 minutes. This is a practice suggestion, not an official examination timing.
Examiner / observer
Tick the actions you observe. Discuss any step that was not needed for this examination; unchecked boxes are not a score.
Examiner / observer · 1 of 3
Preparation · Initial priorities
Provide acuity and near-vision charts with specified test distances, occluder, pinhole, torch and ophthalmoscope. Use a skills model for uncomfortable techniques. No drops, tonometry or lid manipulation are performed on a partner as part of this card.
Examiner / observer · 2 of 3
Pupils · Eye movements
Examiner / observer · 3 of 3
Fundoscopy and next steps · Finish
What can you conclude from this examination? Reports each eye’s vision and relevant findings, states what could not be assessed and identifies urgency.
Which further test would answer the clinical question? Chooses a safe targeted test or specialist assessment rather than an automatic completion list.
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