Nonmydriatic ocular fundus photography among headache patients in an emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Determine the frequency of and the predictive factors for abnormal ocular fundus findings among emergency department (ED) headache patients.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of prospectively enrolled adult patients presenting to our ED with a chief complaint of headache. Ocular fundus photographs were obtained using a nonmydriatic fundus camera that does not require pupillary dilation. Demographic and neuroimaging information was collected. Photographs were reviewed independently by 2 neuroophthalmologists for findings relevant to acute care. The results were analyzed using univariate statistics and logistic regression modeling.

Results

We included 497 patients (median age: 40 years, 73% women), among whom 42 (8.5%, 95% confidence interval: 6%-11%) had ocular

SUBMITTER: Thulasi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3590046 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature