Table 1

 Distribution of errors made. Values are n (%)

Senior house officerEmergency nurse practitionerStatistical difference(p value)
AccurateInaccurateAccurateInaccurate
2 test; †Fisher’s exact test.
Visual acuity uncorrected19 (30)45 (70)24 (62)15 (38)0.0029*
History33 (92)3 (8)20 (100)0 (0)0.52†
Adnexa36 (100)0 (0)20 (100)0 (0)1.0
Conjunctiva27 (80)7 (20)20 (100)0 (0)0.206
Cornea/fluorescein26 (78)8 (22)19 (95)1 (5)0.16
Pupil36 (100)0 (0)20 (100)0 (0)1.0
Iris32 (89)4 (11)20 (100)0 (0)0.32
Fundus3 (38)5 (62)Not done
Provisional diagnosis/impression13 (36)23 (64)15 (75)5 (25)0.012*