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Acute Vision Loss

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Acute vision loss has many etiologies with a large differential. These conditions can range from benign to those resulting in permanent vision loss. Many of these diagnoses are time-sensitive, and the emergency physician may improve patient outcome through the consideration of several acute etiologies. This chapter evaluates the emergency medicine evaluation and management of vision loss.

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  1. San Antonio Military Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Brit Long MD

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    Alex Koyfman MD

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Long, B., Koyfman, A. (2018). Acute Vision Loss. In: Long, B., Koyfman, A. (eds) Handbook of Emergency Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78945-3_8

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