title: Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for treatment of eye injuries and illnesses in the wilderness.
abstract: A panel convened to develop an evidence-based set of guidelines for the recognition and treatment of eye injuries and illnesses that may occur in the wilderness. These guidelines are meant to serve as a tool to help wilderness providers accurately identify and subsequently treat or evacuate for a variety of ophthalmologic complaints. Recommendations are graded based on the quality of their supporting evidence and the balance between risks and benefits according to criteria developed by the American College of Chest Physicians.
authors.affiliation: Denver Health Medical Center/University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USa. brandy.drake@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Brandy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tabin
authors.forename: Frank K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cushing
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012955:Societies, Medical; D055813:Wilderness Medicine / Q000592:standards*