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Selected Disorders of the Eye

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Presenting complaints of eye disorders need to be quickly divided into complaints that are serious and require an emergent or urgent examination and treatment. Urgent symptoms include recent visual loss, double vision, pain, floaters, flashes, and photophobia. Less serious symptoms, which can be evaluated less urgently, include vague ocular discomfort, tearing, mucous discharge, burning, or eyelid symptoms.

John E. Sutherland and Richard C. Mauer are acknowledged for authoring prior edition.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Linda J. Vorvick

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, UW Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Deborah L. Lam

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA

    Paul Paulman

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Robert B. Taylor

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Audrey A. Paulman

  4. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA

    Laeth S. Nasir

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Vorvick, L.J., Lam, D.L. (2020). Selected Disorders of the Eye. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R., Paulman, A., Nasir, L. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_134-2

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