Ocular emergencies: What pediatricians and frontline physicians need to know.

The article discusses some important issues that pediatricians and frontline physicians should know with regards to ocular emergencies. Frontline clinicians should implement a five-minute eye exam to quickly recognize what treatment is warranted when a child presents with an eye injury. A table is shown with conditions considered as emergency, urgent, and routine. Referral to a pediatric ophthalmologist is warranted for most emergency and urgent cases.