Comm Eye Health Vol. 31 No. 103 2018. Published online 09 November, 2018
Eye emergencies
Eye emergencies can lead to blindness, and even death, in a very short period of time. Early and appropriate intervention – sometimes within a matter of hours – is crucial. We have designed this issue to help you plan and prepare for the most common eye emergencies. Learn to recognise each emergency, use our checklists to ensure you and your team have everything you need, and practise, practise, practise!
Articles in this issue –
- Managing and preparing for eye emergencies
- Managing emergencies: lessons from aviation
- Emergency management: orbital cellulitis
- Emergency management: ophthalmia neonatorum
- Emergency management: optic nerve compression
- Emergency management: retinal detachment
- Emergency management: angle-closure glaucoma
- Emergency management: vitreous loss
- Emergency management: microbial keratitis
- How to make fluorescein strips
- Emergency management: acute endophthalmitis
- Emergency management: exposure keratopathy
- Emergency management: penetrating eye injuries and intraocular foreign bodies
- How to apply an eye shield
- Emergency management: chemical burns
- Celebrating 20 years of progress: accelerating towards elimination
- Test your knowledge and understanding
- Picture Quiz
- Eye emergencies in this issue