Questions revisited: is experience still the best teacher?
OBJECTIVE
To illustrate the value of experience in developing a simplified binocular sensory evaluation when required by necessity, and to describe the experience gained in repeating and extending a prior study.


METHODS
Prioritizing the information needed and the tests that provide it, and retrospectively reviewing a new population with similar inclusion and exclusion requirements, and dealing with the problem of uneven follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
It is possible to derive a limited evaluation that is still sufficient for patient management. The prior results were confirmed and led to better understanding of the possibilities and limitations of retrospective studies.
Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, New York 10029, USA. eraabmdjd@aol.com
Edward L
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Raab
D002983:Clinical Competence; D004948:Esotropia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009988:Orthoptics / Q000379:methods*; D015348:Vision, Binocular