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Inpatient and Emergency Room Ophthalmology Consultations at a Tertiary Care Center
Table 2
Primary ophthalmological diagnoses, categorized by subspecialty.
| Cornea and external disease () | 30 | Dry eye syndrome | 23 | Corneal abrasion | 13 | Subconjunctival hemorrhage | 12 | Conjunctivitis | 10 | Corneal ulcer | 6 | Hyphema | 12 | Others |
| Neuro-ophthalmology () | 20 | Optic neuritis | 18 | Cranial nerve palsy | 18 | Optic neuropathy | 18 | Papilledema screening | 11 | Visual field defect screening | 10 | Cerebrovascular accident | 5 | Others |
| Oculoplastics/orbit () | 14 | Orbital wall fracture | 12 | Preseptal cellulitis | 11 | Orbital cellulitis | 8 | Orbital mass | 7 | Thyroid eye disease | 6 | Chalazion | 6 | Lid laceration | 29 | Others |
| Retina and uveitis () | 16 | Vitreous hemorrhage | 13 | Uveitis | 10 | Retinal hemorrhage | 9 | Retinal detachment | 6 | Central retinal artery occlusion | 6 | Traumatic iritis | 15 | Others |
| Glaucoma () | 12 | Angle closure glaucoma | 6 | Neovascular glaucoma | 3 | Primary open angle glaucoma | 3 | Secondary postoperative glaucoma | 1 | Blebitis |
| Others () | 12 | Open globe injury | 11 | Syndromic evaluation | 8 | Cataract |
| No ocular pathology () | 150 | No ocular pathology |
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