Rebecca Jayakumar Rebecca Jayakumar

“I am not the doctor for you”

In a recent survey study published in Health Affairs, physicians attitudes about caring for people with disabilities were examined. In each of the focus groups, several barriers to providing care for people with disabilities were identified and include: physical accommodations; communication accommodations; knowledge, experience, and skills; structural barriers; and attitudes toward people with disabilities. Furthermore, many described discharging people with disabilities from their practices or denying care.

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Rebecca Jayakumar Rebecca Jayakumar

MRI of the Brain

When there is sudden vision loss, the brain may be imaged. There are a number of different pathologies (causes) that they will be using imaging to rule out, but common ones include brain tumors, strokes, and multiple sclerosis. While a CT and MRI have similarities, each have advantages to be able to view different disease states. Depending on your underlying diseases and presentation, they may order one or both of these.

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Rebecca Jayakumar Rebecca Jayakumar

CT of the Brain

When there is sudden vision loss, the brain may be imaged. There are a number of different pathologies (causes) that they will be using imaging to rule out, but common ones include brain tumors, strokes, and multiple sclerosis. While a CT and MRI have similarities, each have advantages to be able to view different disease states. Depending on your underlying diseases and presentation, they may order one or both of these.

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Rebecca Jayakumar Rebecca Jayakumar

Eye Pressure Exam

Nearly everyone has done a visual acuity test and probably do so on a yearly basis; however, you may not be familiar with a color vision, depth perception or an eye pressure exam.

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Rebecca Jayakumar Rebecca Jayakumar

Visual Acuity

Nearly everyone has done a visual acuity test and probably do so on a yearly basis; however, you may not be familiar with a color vision, depth perception or an eye pressure exam.

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Rebecca Jayakumar Rebecca Jayakumar

Color Vision Test

Nearly everyone has done a visual acuity test and probably do so on a yearly basis; however, you may not be familiar with a color vision, depth perception or an eye pressure exam.

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Rebecca Jayakumar Rebecca Jayakumar

Depth Perception Test

Nearly everyone has done a visual acuity test and probably do so on a yearly basis; however, you may not be familiar with a color vision, depth perception or an eye pressure exam.

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