eye opening

Last reviewed 07/2021

• grade 4 - spontaneous eye opening

• grade 3 - eye opening in response to speech:
• the patient will open his eyes in response to speech or shouting from the examiner
• eye opening need not occur in response to a command to open the eyes

• grade 2 - eye opening in response to pain:
• the patient opens eyes in response to pain e.g. applying pressure to the patient's finger nailbed with a pencil

• grade 1 - no eye opening