Abstract
Acute vision loss, a painful eye, or a red/pink eye are typical symptoms of an ophthalmic emergency. Ascertain a thorough medical history concerning type, duration, and location of visual loss to point out the etiology of the disease. With simple diagnostic tools the differential diagnosis can be narrowed down even by non-ophthalmologists. This first differential diagnosis shows how urgent the patient has to be referred to an ophthalmologist.
Translated title of the contribution | Emergencies in ophthalmology |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 847-851 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Praxis |
Volume | 104 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acute anle-closure glaucoma
- Anterior optic neuropathy
- Corneal erosion
- Corneal ulcer
- Retinal detachment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)