RT Book, Section
A1 Walker, Richard A.
A1 Adhikari, Srikar
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1199560095
T1 Eye Emergencies
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199560095
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  breadth  of  ocular  emergencies  seen  in  the  ED  requires  solid  examination  skills  and  an  understanding  of  basic  differential  diagnosis.  An  analysis  of  1412  ED  ocular  emergencies  presenting  to  a  single  center  identified  the  four  most  common  condition  categories:  ocular  trauma  in  27%  (73%  of  trauma  group  had  corneal  abrasions),  conjunctivitis  in  15%,  retinal  problems  in  3.6%,  and  glaucoma  in  2%.1