Evidence-Based Optometry

Types of Foreground Questions

• Etiology

If you are looking for the cause of your patient's disorder/symptoms/condition

• Diagnosis

If you are curious about the efficacy of a diagnostic test

• Prognosis

If you want to know how a disorder will present itself over time

• Therapy

If you want to learn more about a potential treatment, compare two treatments to see which is more effective or compare a treatment to a placebo

Types of Questions