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Review
. 2024 Nov;42(4):891-903.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.009. Epub 2024 Aug 17.

Ocular Ultrasound

Valerie A Pierre  1 , Tierra Smith  2 , Alexis Salerno  3
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Review

Ocular Ultrasound

Valerie A Pierre et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound may be used to assist in the diagnosis of ocular complaints in the emergency department. With the use of a linear probe, the emergency physician can view anterior and posterior chamber structures of the patient's eye and evaluate for signs of pathology.

Keywords: Emergency medicine; Eye diseases; POCUS; Papilledema; Retinal diseases; Ultrasonography; Vision loss.

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Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose.