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. 2020 Sep 22;31(5):2259–2267. doi: 10.1177/1120672120960334

Table 2.

Priority grading, SSN (National Health System) RAO classification.

Priority Scheduling time Clinical conditions Symptoms
U Within 72 h Ocular trauma, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis Acute visual loss or scotoma, amaurosis, endophthalmitis, acute glaucoma, new onset anisocoria, ocular inflammations (orbital cellulitis), acute ptosis, foreign body, phosphenes and floaters, acute diplopia, new onset monolateral exophthalmos, chemical and thermal burns, metamorphopsia
B Within 10 days Eyelid inflammatory disease, eyelid and orbital tumors
D Within 30 days Glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, chronic conjunctivitis, evaluation for starting/maintaining systemic therapies (e.g. hydroxychloroquine, corticosteroids, . . .)
P Longer period Long-time loss of vision, pterygium, new diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension, familiarity for glaucoma and others hereditary ocular diseases
Rescheduled visits

U: urgent; B: less urgent; D: deferrable; P: programmable.