Abstrakt

Diagnostic error of neuro-ophthalmologic conditions and its effect on patients

Shams Ladan

Diagnostic error is common and can lead to serious harm, including death. A large proportion of malpractice claims are related to diagnostic error, and the rate is highest in fields that require complex, analytic diagnostic reasoning. Neuro-ophthalmologists are trained to approach diagnosis using a systematic, time-intensive analytic lens and commonly encounter high rates of diagnostic error in the patients referred to their practices