Audit Results
| % of cases ( N=60) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Audit (2013) | Re-audit (2015) | |||||
| Yes | No | N/A | Yes | No | N/A | |
| History | ||||||
| Enquiry into contact lens wear | 23.3 | 76.7 | – | 73.3 | 26.7 | – |
| Enquiry into previous corneal abrasions | 10.0 | 90.0 | – | 70.0 | 30.0 | – |
| Examination | ||||||
| VA recorded | 75.0 | 25.0 | – | 73.3 | 26.7 | – |
| Lids everted | 58.3 | 41.7 | – | 75.0 | 25.0 | – |
| Diagram in notes | 33.3 | 66.7 | – | 78.3 | 21.7 | – |
| Documentation of presence/absence of infiltrate | 1.6 | 98.4 | – | 68.3 | 31.7 | – |
| Management | ||||||
| Chloramphenicol 1% Ointment | 96.7 | 3.3 | – | 95.0 | 5.0 | – |
| Oral analgesia | 15.0 | 85.0 | – | 45.0 | 55.0 | – |
| Advice to avoid contact lenses | 1.7 | 3.3 | 95.0 | 13.3 | 6.7 | 80.0 |
| Advice leaflet | 20.0 | 80.0 | – | 35.0 | 65.0 | – |
| Follow–up | ||||||
| Advice to return if symptoms persist or worsen | 66.7 | 21.7 | 11.7 | 53.3 | 16.7 | 30.0 |
| Discharged | 88.3 | 11.7 | – | 70.0 | 30.0 | – |
| Referred to Eye Clinic | 11.7 | 88.3 | – | 30.0 | 70.0 | – |
| Proforma used | – | – | – | 58.3 | 41.7 | – |