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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Validity of an Ocular Emergency Triage System Compared to the Existing Grading System at the Emergency Unit of a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Mazen AlSamnan1 Emergency Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed AlAmry1 Emergency Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Saif aldossari2 Ophthalmology Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Talea2 Ophthalmology Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Rajiv Khandekar3 Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3925-1005
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Huda AlGhadeer1 Emergency Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 527-534 | Received 15 Nov 2022, Accepted 18 Jan 2023, Published online: 08 Feb 2023

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