title: Ophthalmologic procedures.
abstract: Step-by-step instructions for the most common and difficult ophthalmologic procedures that are performed in an emergency department. Foreign body removal, including rust rings, is explained with an emphasis on limiting further injury to the corneal epithelium and stroma. Patching, irrigation, contact lens removal and corneal culture techniques are explained. Three methods of assessing intraocular pressure are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Santen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D004630:Emergencies; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular