title: Acute monocular visual loss.
abstract: Acute monocular visual loss is an alarming symptom for the patient and the emergency physician. This article focuses on the presentation, diagnosis, and management of several causes of acute monocular visual loss with suggestions for when to emergently involve an ophthalmologist. Topics discussed include temporal arteritis, optic neuritis, retinal artery occlusion, retinal vein occlusion, retinal detachment, and retinal vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vortmann
authors.forename: Jeffrey I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology