Expert Spotlight
Mr Lorcan Butler is a Dispensing Optician and Optometrist with twenty years experience across Ireland, the UK & New Zealand.
Area of expertise
McCollum Consultants provides independent optometry expert witnesses for medico-legal cases.
Overview
What Optometry expert witnesses cover
Optometry
Optometry covers the examination of vision, assessment of eye health and detection of ocular conditions. It includes sight testing, refractive errors, glaucoma assessment, retinal examination and referral for suspected eye disease. Specialist opinion may address eye examinations, diagnostic assessment, clinical record keeping, referral decisions and monitoring of visual conditions.
Medico-legal opinion
Depending on the case, an expert may also consider standard of care, causation, visual impairment or prognosis.
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Optometry expert witnesses
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Cases may involve sight testing, missed signs of glaucoma, retinal abnormalities, refractive assessment and delayed referral for eye disease. An expert may also review contact lens care, clinical examinations and the monitoring of ocular conditions.
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