Ophthalmic complaints in the emergency department (ED) comprise approximately 2% of
all visits (
1
). Of these, acute vision loss complaints represent an important subset that require
a comprehensive assessment for accurate diagnosis and treatment or referral to the
appropriate specialist. Specifically, this can be difficult as painless unilateral
vision loss has a wide differential, consisting of both relatively benign conditions
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Publication history
Published online: January 20, 2021
Accepted:
November 22,
2020
Received:
September 30,
2020
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