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Ophthalmologic Procedures in the Emergency Department—Part III: Slit Lamp Use and Foreign Bodies
Author(s) -
Knoop Kevin,
Trott Alexander
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1995.tb03205.x
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , slit lamp , foreign body , slit , optometry , medical emergency , ophthalmology , surgery , nursing , genetics , biology
The emergency physician (EP) must be familiar with carrrying out ophthalmologic procedures for evaluation and treatment of a multitude of eye complaints. This article is the last of three articles addressing ophthalmologic procedures of use by the EP. This article reviews the indications and the techniques for slit lamp examination of the eye and techniques of foreign body removal. Criteria for consultation also are addressed.