{"id":3678,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/acutevisionloss\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:11:31","slug":"acutevisionloss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/ophthalmology\/acutevisionloss\/","title":{"rendered":"Acute Vision Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Condition<\/strong><\/td><td>\u200b<strong>How Soon <\/strong><br><\/td><td>\u200b<strong>Additional Information<\/strong><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vein\/artery occlusions<\/td><td>Urgent<\/td><td>Please address cardiovascular risk factors<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Retinal detachment <\/td><td>Emergency<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wet AMD and vision better than 6\/60 in affected eye<\/td><td>Urgent<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Macular\/disc haemorrhage <\/td><td>Urgent<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Central serous retinopathy <\/td><td>Routine<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cystoid macular oedema <\/td><td>Urgent<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>JC &amp; 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