Examination strategies of experienced and novice clinicians viewing the retina

MJ Stainer; AJ Anderson; J Denniss

Journal article

Examination strategies of experienced and novice clinicians viewing the retina

MJ Stainer, AJ Anderson, J Denniss

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics | WILEY | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1111/opo.12210

Abstract

Purpose: Expertise in viewing medical images is thought to be due to the ability to process holistic image information. Eye care clinicians can inspect photographs of the retina to search for signs of disease. However, they commonly also view the eye in vivo using the restricted view of a slit lamp, which removes the potential benefits of holistic processing. We investigated how expert and novice clinicians inspect the fundus using these two methods. Methods: Twenty clinicians (10 experienced, 10 novices) examined 64 photographs of human retinae. Each participant viewed half of the images as fundus photographs while having their eye position recorded. The other half were viewed via a simple ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This project was supported by Australian Research Council Project Grant DP120100651. The authors thank Daryl Guest (University of Melbourne) for assistance with obtaining the fundus photographs and Larry Abel (University of Melbourne) for allowing use of his eye tracking system. We would also like to thank Laura Downie, Adela Park and Frank Giorlando for helpful comments on an earlier version of this manuscript.