Neuro-Ophthalmology Consultations

Neuro-ophthalmology consultations are critical to the diagnosis and management in the hospital setting. Prompt consultation prevents diagnostic errors and improves patient outcomes. The scarcity of neuro-ophthalmologists means that the increasing outpatient demand cannot be met, prompting many emergency department referrals by non–neuro-ophthalmologists.

Dr. Drew Carey sits down with Dr. Valérie Biousse to discuss this shortage of neuro-ophthalmologists and the need for technological and diagnostic aids for improved outpatient access, from her Ophthalmology article, “Neuro-ophthalmology Emergency Department and Inpatient Consultations at a Large Academic Referral Center.”

Neuro-ophthalmology Emergency Department and Inpatient Consultations at a Large Academic Referral Center. Okrent Smolar, Avital Lily et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 130, Issue 12, 1304 – 1312

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