Written by optometrists, for optometrists, "Emergency Care in the Optometric Setting" covers most emergency situations optometrists may confront. This excellent guide offers the optometrist a ready reference to dealing with patient emergencies from life-threatening losses of consciousness, breathing difficulties, and chest pain to the most common ocular urgencies and emergencies.A book that should be in every optometrist's office, this concise, easy-to-use guide provides: an approach to rapid, appropriate responses for emergencies from asthma attacks to eye injuries; step-by-step guidance for dealing with the most commonly encountered in-office emergencies and their complications; evaluation recommendations, potential complications, and management guidance for common emergencies; hands-on help with eye trauma, foreign bodies, diplopia, acute eye pain, closed-angle crises, red eye, and more; structured, rapid-review responses to transitory and persistent vision loss; guidance on flashes, floaters, and post-surgical care; straightforward talk on emergency prevention; advice on being prepared for emergencies; quick-lookup guide to medical-legal considerations. It is perfect on-hand guide for treating eye - and other health - emergencies.

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