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9659322

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
The causes of red eye range from trivial to life-threatening, and many general practitioners are uncertain of their ability to diagnose them with the aid of an ophthalmoscope. We tested the hypothesis that, in the assessment of a patient with red eye, a doctor using a slit lamp biomicroscope would not differ in diagnostic accuracy from a doctor using a direct ophthalmoscope. A cross-over study was conducted in 98 patients newly attending an eye casualty department. 71% of diagnoses agreed exactly, and all potentially sight-threatening lesions were either diagnosed correctly or managed appropriately by doctors using an ophthalmoscope. We conclude that the initial diagnosis and management of patients with an acute red eye is not prejudiced by the lack of a slit lamp biomicroscope.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0141-0768
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Direct ophthalmoscopy versus slit lamp biomicroscopy in diagnosis of the acute red eye.
pubmed:affiliation
Southampton Eye Unit, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial