Eye Emergencies for the Non-Ophthalmologist 2025

Eye Emergencies for the Non-Ophthalmologist 2025 is organized by Moorfields Education and will be held on Oct 22, 2025 at Moorfields Education Hub, London, England, United Kingdom.

Description:
The proportion of A&E attendances having eye problems may be as high as 6% in some settings. A&E practitioners have, however, not been confident with basic aspects of ophthalmic assessment (such as Visual Acuity measurement) and lacking in training and skills in emergency eye care with variable availability of slit lamps and training in their use (which may, or may not be deemed necessary).

Furthermore, there were an estimated 340 million GP consultations in 2012/13 and 1.5–2% of these were reported as eye related.

This course aims to give the non-ophthalmologist the knowledge, skills and confidence to evaluate and where appropriate to manage common ocular ophthalmology emergencies.

Learning Outcomes:

• How to take an ophthalmic history and examine the eye
• Diagnosing the acute red eye
• Ocular trauma – treatment and management
• Important red flags not to miss!

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Back to Basics

• Anatomy
• Ophthalmic triage
• Ophthalmic history taking
• Testing visual acuity, colour vision and pupils examination
• Clinical examination and the use of drops to evaluate the eye