TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ophthalmologic Referrals A1 - Duncan, Jacque L. A1 - Parikh, Neeti B. A1 - Seitzman, Gerami D. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 AB - Important causes of sudden visual loss in an uninflamed eye are vitreous hemorrhage, including due to proliferative diabetic retinopathy; retinal detachment; neovascular age-related macular degeneration; retinal vein occlusion; retinal artery occlusion and anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, either possibly due to giant cell arteritis; and optic neuritis. All these conditions require urgent ophthalmologic consultation. Giant cell arteritis requires emergency treatment. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184191970 ER -