A 55-year-old farmer presents to the ED with sudden onset decreased vision, pain and bleeding from his right eye.
A 55-year-old farmer presents to the ED with sudden onset decreased vision, pain and bleeding from his right eye.
This blog summarises the assessment and initial management of common ophthalmic emergency presentation such as Swollen Lids and Ocular Trauma.
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A 7-year-old presents with a red, painful eye following a playground trauma.
This session covers key points in common ocular trauma scenarios that the emergency physician may encounter.
This module covers key points in common ocular trauma scenarios that the emergency physician may encounter.
This 18-year-old patient was allegedly punched by a stranger during a night out.
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to the ED with primary blast injuries.
How to safely manage chemical eye injury to prevent complications.
An 80-year-old woman sustains a lid-laceration in an RTC. How should this be managed?
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Chemical eye injury can be caused by acids or alkali. It is important to know how to manage them in the ED.
A 43-year-old female presents with blurred vision following a fall.
A woman presents with 10/10 eye pain. Consider what could be going on, rule out the red flags and address her urgent concerns!
A 30-year-old professional martial artist sustained a direct blow to the left side of his face during training.
Eye injuries are a worldwide cause of visual morbidity and account for approximately half of all ophthalmological attendances to Emergency Departments
This module covers the assessment and management of corneal injuries.
A 31-year-old man presented to the ED after falling off a wall into a bush. He sustained head and facial injuries.