ophthalmology
Retinal Detachment
An elderly patient presents with worsening vision in one eye over the last 2 days. There is no...
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
A 28 year old woman presents to the emergency department with one week of headaches. The headache is...
Lateral Canthotomy
When and How to Perform a Lateral Canthotomy A 35 yo woman presents to your rural emergency department. She...
Aschner Phenomenon in Traumatic Enucleation of the Eye
Introduction Aschner phenomenon or oculocardiac reflex is characterised by an episode of dramatic bradycardia following manipulation of extra-ocular...
The Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect
This is an important part of the neurological examination of the eye. The Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD),...
Sudden visual loss
Sudden loss of vision is a potentially disastrous event. It is stressful, in fact, may be significantly debilitating...
Headache and eye pain
Recently at the EM Core we discussed headache and the red eye. I had a great case just...