Onset
- Acute vision loss over minutes to hours requires urgent ophthalmic opinion.
- Common causes of acute vision loss include acute angle-closure glaucoma, retinal vascular occlusion, ischaemic optic neuropathy and trauma.
- Sub-acute or chronic vision loss (weeks to months) should also be discussed to arrange formal ophthalmic assessment.
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