The eye-opening case of Keir v. United States.
In a case involving a 4-year-old esotrope with retinoblastoma, a federal appellate court has held that, as a matter of law, the standard of care expected of an optometrist requires a dilated fundus examination conducted with the binocular indirect ophthalmoscope at the initial visit and periodically thereafter.
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School of Optometry, Medical Center University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004948:Esotropia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice; D009907:Optometry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000150:complications; D014481:United States