A fast, point-of-service reference for emergency, inpatient, and trauma teams: what to check, what cannot wait, and how to frame the question for ophthalmology.
Inpatient and after-hours ophthalmic coverage is thin. Emergency, hospitalist, and trauma teams routinely stabilize eye emergencies before a consult is possible. A short, reliable bedside resource buys time and protects vision.
Three things any team can document in minutes. They frame every ophthalmic call and often determine urgency.
Check each eye separately. Work down the ladder: reading, counting fingers, hand motion, light perception. Document the best response for each eye.
Estimate or measure intraocular pressure when it is safe to do so. A hard, proptotic orbit after trauma may signal orbital compartment syndrome.
Mechanism, timing, and chemical exposure. Then state the one thing you need the eye team to answer, so the consult starts where it matters.
Short, practical chapters on the sight-threatening emergencies, authored by ophthalmologists and residents. Rolling out through the pilot.
No app to install. One link, on any phone or workstation, at the bedside. Fast to open when seconds matter.
Designed to link from the emergency-medicine resources front-line teams already use, so it meets them where they are.
Ophthalmologists, residents, and students write and review chapters. A growing, credited library rather than a static page.
We are building the pilot library now and delegating chapters to interested residents and students. Every contribution is credited.
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