Improving the Telemedicine Evaluation of Patients with Acute Vision Loss: A Call to Eyes

Acute vision loss is a time sensitive medical emergency with a complex differential diagnosis, often requiring a multidisciplinary assessment from emergency providers, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and neurologists. Some causes of acute vision loss can result in permanent blindness and disability unless emergent treatment is initiated, especially in patients presenting with cerebral or retinal ischemia. This importance is highlighted in stroke education campaigns that now include a focus on acute eyesight change through the BE-FAST (Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, and Time) acronym.

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