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name: ophthalmology-assessment
description: Use when asked to administer, score, or explain an Ophthalmology Assessment — visual acuity, anterior/posterior segment, and visual field evaluation — grounded in FormExamples/form-examples.
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# Ophthalmology Assessment

Ophthalmic evaluation covering visual acuity, anterior and posterior
segment examination, visual fields, and functional impact assessment.

## Scoring

**Instrument:** Visual Acuity Grade — graded by best-corrected visual
acuity level and functional impact.

## What it covers

Demographics; chief complaint; visual acuity; ocular history; anterior
segment; posterior segment; visual field and pupils; current
medications; systemic conditions; and functional impact.

## Common pitfalls

- **Recording visual acuity without noting whether it's corrected** —
  best-corrected vs. uncorrected acuity are different measurements with
  different clinical meaning; the distinction has to be explicit.
- **Missing systemic conditions relevant to eye findings** — several
  systemic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, autoimmune conditions)
  have characteristic ocular manifestations; skipping systemic history
  can miss the underlying cause of an eye finding.
- **Treating functional impact as separate from clinical severity** —
  measured acuity and functional impact on daily life don't always
  track together (context, adaptation, and the specific visual task
  matter); both deserve independent documentation.

## Learn more

- [FormExamples: ophthalmology-assessment](https://github.com/FormExamples/form-examples/tree/main/forms/ophthalmology-assessment) for the full implementation, clinical references, and worked examples.