Emergency eye care resources for primary care practice

The emphasis of eye care is changing, with community optometry practices becoming more relied upon as the first port of call for acute eye conditions. Schemes in the UK, such as MECS, PEARS and the GOS contract in Scotland, are helping to develop our role as the first line of care when patients present with acute and often very serious eye conditions. In so many scenarios where a patient encounters an urgent condition, ensuring the patient is seen as quickly as possible by the right person, for accurate diagnosis and treatment, is crucial in order to increase the chance of a positive outcome.