RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Improving documentation of visual acuity in patients suffering facial fractures JF Emergency Medicine Journal JO Emerg Med J FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine SP 949 OP 950 DO 10.1136/emermed-2012-201301 VO 30 IS 11 A1 Arpan Singh Tahim A1 Catherine Bryant A1 Lisa Greaney A1 Arif Rashid A1 Kathleen Fan YR 2013 UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/30/11/949.abstract AB Failure to identify eye injuries associated with facial fractures can lead to life-altering morbidity. Oral and maxillofacial surgery teams receiving referrals of patients with these injuries have a vital role in ensuring that visual acuity (VA) is recorded at the time of presentation. We present a clinical audit of documentation of VA in 126 patients who sustained orbital floor and zygoma fractures. Our intervention involved a focussed teaching session for trainees responsible for taking such referrals. VA was appropriately documented in 16.5% before the session and 57.1% afterwards. This study shows that education of junior trainees gives rise to an increase in the proportion of patients where VA is properly documented. We suggest this teaching should occur routinely at junior doctor departmental inductions.