title: Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for treatment of eye injuries and illnesses in the wilderness: 2014 update.
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 on the basis of the quality of their supporting evidence and the balance between risks and benefits according to criteria developed by the American College of Chest Physicians. This is an updated version of the original guidelines published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012;23(4):325-336.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Group-Colorado (Dr Paterson); Denver Health Medical Center/University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO (Drs Paterson and Cushing). Electronic address: ryan.paterson@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.affiliation: Valley View Hospital Glenwood Springs, CO (Dr Drake).
authors.forename: Brandy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.affiliation: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (Dr Tabin).
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tabin
authors.affiliation: US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Defense Board, Fort Sam Houston, TX (Dr Butler).
authors.forename: Frank K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.affiliation: Denver Health Medical Center/University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO (Drs Paterson and Cushing).
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