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Case Study Of Horner Syndrome Due To Internal Carotid Artery Dissection, Kajel Patel

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

Carotid artery dissection can occur either spontaneously or because of trauma. It is usually the most common cause of stroke in middle-aged patients. The symptoms can be transient or persistent and typically occur a few days after the inciting traumatic event.

Limitations Of Telemedicine Vs. Face-To-Face Eye Examination In A Patient With New Headaches, Joseph Hallak, Od, Danielle Kalberer, Od

Optometric Clinical Practice

Background: During the emergence and rise of COVID-19, precaution directives and limitations on in-person eye examinations re-routed a significant portion of care to telemedicine and virtual modalities. While these technologies allowed for healthcare communications that otherwise could not occur during such trying times, there are major limitations to these sanctioned applications. This report will present a seemingly benign case that could have easily been re-routed from an in-person examination to a telemedicine version due to the patient’s seemingly “routine” vision complaints.

Case Report: A 50-year-old male patient contacted the eye clinic with a complaint of a minor, new, unexplained headache …