Ophthalmology inpatient consultations: an Irish tertiary hospital experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ophthalmology consultation on inpatients is often important to optimise eye care and provide information for referring teams. Inpatient consultation may constitute a not-insignificant workload however. This study reports on the nature and necessity of ophthalmology inpatient consults in a large Irish hospital.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of all consecutive ophthalmology inpatient consultations over a 12-month period.

Results

In total, 359 consult requests were received primarily from adult medicine (57.9%), surgery (22%) and paediatric teams (18.4%). The most common reasons for referral were loss of vision (23.7%); visual field testing (15%); diplopia or abnormal eye movements (11.4%); and screening for ocular features of systemic disease (10.6%). Presum

SUBMITTER: McGrath R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621442 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature