Kavita Gandhi1, William Shyy2, Starr Knight3, Nathan Teismann4. 1. University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, 533 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94117, United States of America. Electronic address: Kavita.gandhi@ucsf.edu. 2. University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, 533 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94117, United States of America. Electronic address: William.Shyy@ucsf.edu. 3. University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, Dept. of Emergency, Medicine, Box 1377, 1001 Potrero Avenue, 1E21, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States of America. Electronic address: starr.knight@ucsf.edu. 4. University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, 533 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94117, United States of America. Electronic address: Nathan.teismann@ucsf.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To establish a standardized approach for the rapid and accurate identification of non-traumatic, ophthalmologic pathology in patients with eye complaints in the emergency department. METHODS: In this detailed protocol we offer an easy, reproducible method for the use of ocular point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in helping practitioners identify and distinguish between common eye pathology encountered in the emergency setting: retinal detachment, vitreous detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, optic nerve pathology, and syneresis. CONCLUSIONS: This protocol can help identify patients that may need urgent ophthalmology consultation those that can follow-up on an outpatient, and those that may need additional emergent testing.
OBJECTIVES: To establish a standardized approach for the rapid and accurate identification of non-traumatic, ophthalmologic pathology in patients with eye complaints in the emergency department. METHODS: In this detailed protocol we offer an easy, reproducible method for the use of ocular point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in helping practitioners identify and distinguish between common eye pathology encountered in the emergency setting: retinal detachment, vitreous detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, optic nerve pathology, and syneresis. CONCLUSIONS: This protocol can help identify patients that may need urgent ophthalmology consultation those that can follow-up on an outpatient, and those that may need additional emergent testing.
Keywords:
Eye ultrasound; Ultrasound for optic nerve pathology; Ultrasound for retinal detachment; Ultrasound for vitreous detachment; Ultrasound for vitreous hemorrhage
Authors: Wook Jin Choi; Young Rock Ha; Je Hyeok Oh; Young Soon Cho; Won Woong Lee; You Dong Sohn; Gyu Chong Cho; Chan Young Koh; Han Ho Do; Won Joon Jeong; Seung Mok Ryoo; Jae Hyun Kwon; Hyung Min Kim; Su Jin Kim; Chan Yong Park; Jin Hee Lee; Jae Hoon Lee; Dong Hyun Lee; Sin Youl Park; Bo Seung Kang Journal: J Korean Med Sci Date: 2020-02-24 Impact factor: 2.153