This book provides emergency physicians with an easy-to-use guide for diagnosing and treating
ophthalmologic conditions in the emergency department. Ophthalmologic complaints are very
common but many emergency physicians are not as confident as they would like to be when
evaluating and managing these conditions. This book answers that need by giving step-by-step
instructions on how to diagnose and treat common eye conditions including glaucoma infections
neuro-ophthalmologic conditions and trauma. For each disorder the book discusses presentation
symptoms physical examination techniques lab and imaging findings differential diagnoses
treatment guidelines and referral suggestions. The text is filled with images that clearly
present these common ophthalmologic complaints and conditions and guide the emergency physician
to an accurate and swift diagnosis. Handbook of Emergency Ophthalmology is an essential
resource for emergency physicians residents medical students nurses and other healthcare
workers who evaluate and manage patients with ophthalmologic conditions.
