The practice guideline 'The red eye' (first revision) of the Dutch College of General Practitioners; a response from the perspective ofthe ophthalmologist

The revised guideline 'The red eye' of the Dutch College of General Practitioners contains adequate and scientifically well-supported recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with minor ocular trauma and red eyes. Unfortunately the guideline lacks a roadmap for implementation of these recommendations, as well as a definition of indicators for the measurement of implementation. This is important in the light of the limited implementation of the previous guideline 'The red eye' published in 1996.