Retinal detachment: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 05:34, 30 March 2011

Abrupt onset of new "floaters" or flashes of light
Visual acuity loss (filmy, cloudy, or curtain-like) or visual field loss
1. May be mild or dramatic

Examination
1. Visual acuity and visual fields
2. Intraocular pressure
  1. Hypotony of > 4-5 mmHg is common in the affected eye
3. Fundoscopic exam with dilation
Ultrasound
1. Linear probe (7.5-10-MHz) is preferred
2. Have pt lightly close their eye; avoid excessive pressure on globe

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-===History ===
+==History ==
+# Abrupt onset of new "floaters" or flashes of light
+# Visual acuity loss (filmy, cloudy, or curtain-like) or visual field loss
-* Abrupt onset of new "floaters" or flashes of light
+## May be mild or dramatic
-* Visual acuity loss (filmy, cloudy, or curtain-like) or visual field loss
-* May be mild or dramatic
+==Diagnosis==
+# Examination
+## Visual acuity and visual fields
+## Intraocular pressure
+### Hypotony of > 4-5 mmHg is common in the affected eye
+## Fundoscopic exam with dilation
+# Ultrasound
+## Linear probe (7.5-10-MHz) is preferred
+## Have pt lightly close their eye; avoid excessive pressure on globe
-===Diagnosis===
+==Disposition ==
-* Examination
-* Visual acuity and visual fields
-* Intraocular pressure
-* Hypotony of > 4-5 mmHg is common in the affected eye
-* Fundoscopic exam with dilation
-* Ultrasound
-* Linear probe (7.5-10-MHz) is preferred
-* Have pt lightly close their eye; avoid excessive pressure on globe
-===Disposition ===
 * Urgent ophtho referral
 [[Category:Ophtho]]