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==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
*Evert lens and look for foreign body
*Evert lid and look for [[ocular foreign body|foreign body]]
*Remove contacts
*Remove contacts
*Photophobia suggests inflammation i.e. uveitis and abrasions
*Photophobia suggests inflammation i.e. [[uveitis]] and [[corneal abrasion|abrasions]]
*Pupil: irregular with positive sidel's suggests penetrating injury
*Pupil: irregular with positive sidel's suggests [[globe rupture|penetrating injury]]


===Diagnostic Algorythm===
===Diagnostic Algorithm===
====Traumatic====
====Traumatic====
*Obvious [[Ruptured Globe]]^
*Obvious [[Ruptured Globe]]^
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***[[Subconjunctival Hematoma]]
***[[Subconjunctival Hematoma]]
***[[Traumatic Iritis]]
***[[Traumatic Iritis]]
***Hyphema^
***[[Hyphema]]^
****(?occult open globe)
****(?occult open globe)
***[[Endophthalmitis]]^
***[[Endophthalmitis]]^
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****closed angle
****closed angle
****inc pressure
****inc pressure
***Nontraumatic Iritis
***Nontraumatic [[Iritis]]
***[[Scleritis]]^
***[[Scleritis]]^
****(localized; no move Q-tip)
****(localized; no move Q-tip)
***Anterior [[Uveitis]]
***Anterior [[Uveitis]]
****(hypopyon, cilliary flush)
****([[hypopyon]], ciliary flush)
**No pain '''OR''' pain relief with [[tropicamide]]
**No pain '''OR''' pain relief with [[tropicamide]]
***Foreign body
***[[ocular foreign body|Foreign body]]
***[[Conjunctivitis]]
***[[Conjunctivitis]]
***[[Keratoconjunctivits]]
***[[Keratoconjunctivitis]]
***[[Episcleritis]]
***[[Episcleritis]]
****(localized; move with Q-tip)
****(localized; move with Q-tip)
**Non-uptake finding (no pain/pain relief with tropicamd)
**Non-uptake finding (no pain/pain relief with tropicamide)
***[[Subconjunctival Hematoma]]
***[[Subconjunctival Hematoma]]
***Inflamed pingueculum
***Inflamed [[pinguecula]]
***Inflamed [[Pterygium]]
***Inflamed [[Pterygium]]
***Keratoconus (protrude)
***Keratoconus (protrude)


^Emergent diagnosises
^Emergent diagnoses


^^Critical diagnosises
^^Critical diagnoses


==Managment==
==Management==
*By diagnosis
*By diagnosis


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Eye Algorithm (Main)]]
{{Eye algorithms}}
*[[Corneal Abrasion vs Ulcer]]
*[[Red Eye (Bilateral)]]
*[[Red Eye (by Sx)]]


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
*Rosen
*WMS Practic Guidelines 2000)


[[Category:Ophthalmology]]
[[Category:Ophthalmology]]
[[Category:Symptoms]]
[[Category:Symptoms]]

Latest revision as of 15:45, 23 October 2019

Background

Clinical Features

  • Unilateral red/painful eye

Differential Diagnosis

Unilateral red eye

^Emergent diagnoses ^^Critical diagnoses

Evaluation

Diagnostic Algorithm

Traumatic

Nontraumatic

^Emergent diagnoses

^^Critical diagnoses

Management

  • By diagnosis

See Also

Eye Algorithms

References