Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Ocular Emergencies

Urgent referal to an Ophthalmologist
  • intraocular foreign body
  • lid/globe lacerations
  • corneal ulcer
  • gonococcal conjunctivitis
  • orbital cellulitis
  • chemical burns
  • acute iritis
  • acute angle-closure glaucoma
  • entral retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)
  • retinal detachment
  • endophthalmitis
  • temporal arteritis (AION)
  • Any case of severe ocular trauma
  • Any case of acute visual loss

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