Clinical
The effects of systemic illness on the eye and vision
<p>Patients present to the A&E department with a multiplicity of simple and more complex problems. Many systemic illnesses give rise to ocular symptoms and eye problems which are part of a systemic problem. These may be discovered accidentally during comprehensive physical examination, or may manifest as part of the patient’s presenting problem or as a single presenting problem which can aid in identifying the systemic disease. It is important that A&E personnel are aware that apparent eye problems may be linked to significant systemic pathology.</p>
