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  • Title: Children presenting to an ophthalmic casualty department.
    Author: Olver JM, Hague S.
    Journal: Eye (Lond); 1989; 3 ( Pt 4)():415-9. PubMed ID: 2606215.
    Abstract:
    A five month prospective survey of all children (0-14 years) attending an ophthalmic accident and emergency department was carried out to determine the disease profile and the primary ophthalmic health care provided. A data base was used to collect and analyse all cases. Seventy three per cent of 475 children attending had non-traumatic ophthalmic diagnoses, less than half being referred from their general practitioners. The remaining children had minor ophthalmic injuries of which less than one quarter were referred from their general practitioners. Four of the minor ophthalmic injuries were suspected of being non-accidental injury. The management of such cases is discussed. The ophthalmologist in an ophthalmic casualty department has an important role in the provision of primary ophthalmic care for children. In the management of minor ophthalmic injuries, the alerting factors for non-accidental injury should be sought, although the apparent incidence is low.
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