Clinical basis and sources
How this content is developed
OptoGuide™ clinical quick guides are written as structured clinical reasoning summaries. The aim is to support rapid recognition, differentiation, escalation, and referral decisions during the consultation.
The format is deliberately concise. It is designed to reflect how optometrists think in practice when deciding what matters, what to check, and when specialist input is required.
Clinical review
Public clinical guides are reviewed by Dr Ankit Mathur (PhD, Grad Cert Ocu Thera, B.S. Optom), a practising Australian optometrist. Reviews check clinical framing, referral urgency, and consistency with the frameworks below; content is corrected or withdrawn when practice standards change.
Core clinical frameworks
- Optometry Australia guidelines
- RACGP referral standards
- Australian Medicines Handbook
- Australian medicines regulation and PBS prescribing context
- Standard ophthalmology clinical references
Important note
This content is designed to support clinical decision-making, not replace clinical judgment.