ABSTRACT Objective: To outline the epidemiological profile of a reference ophthalmological emergency department, with no appointment scheduled, at a tertiary hospital in Southern Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional historical study was conducted at Hospital Regional de São José, Santa Catarina, covering all visits to the ophthalmological emergency department over 46 days in 2019 (n = 1,728). Data were entered in a spreadsheet and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences, version 21.0.0.0), with frequencies and chi-square tests for categorical data (p […]