Triage Quick Reference Guide

Summary of ophthalmic emergency predictors (OEP) for the ATS

Page last updated: 21 January 2013

The following table provides a summary of ophthalmic emergency predictors.

Category 1
Immediate 		Category 2
Emergency
Within 10 minutes 		Category 3
Urgent
within 30 minutes 		Category 4
Semi-urgent
Within 60 minutes 		Category 5
Non-urgent
Within 120 minutes
Nil
  • Penetrating eye injury
  • Chemical injury
  • Sudden loss of vision with or without injury
  • Sudden onset severe eye pain
  • Sudden abnormal vision with or without injury
  • Moderate eye pain, e.g.
    - blunt eye injury
    - flash burns
    - foreign body
  • Normal vision
  • Mild eye pain, e.g.
    - blunt eye injury
    - flash burns
    - foreign body
  • Normal vision
  • No eye pain