Author: Vaishnavi Menon, Varshini Manoharan, Riad Hosein / Editor: Nick Tilbury / Codes: OptC5, OptP3, OptP4, SLO1 / Published: 25/02/2021
A 28-year-old female presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of a red, painful and watery right eye. She doesn’t wear contact lenses and there is no history of trauma. She has no significant past ocular or medical history.
Visual acuity assessment is completed using a Snellen chart – right eye visual acuity is 6/12 and left eye visual acuity is 6/6. On examination of the right eye, the conjunctiva is hyperaemic, the cornea is clear, and an irregular pupil is noted. Left eye examination and fundoscopy is tolerated and is unremarkable.
Module Content
Corneal Injuries
Eye injuries are a worldwide cause of visual morbidity and account for approximately half of all ophthalmological attendances to Emergency Departments
Initial Assessment of the Eye
Eye problems account for approximately 6% of all attendances to an Emergency Department (ED) in the UK
Atraumatic Red Eye
This session identifies the clinical features of the different types of conjunctivitis and describes appropriate investigation and management.
12 Comments
Red Eye is most common Eye presentation in ED, systemic, well organised approach is the key assuming the worst eye threatening conditions and refer appropriately. Organised, informative and very useful module.
Very concise
Good learning
Good quick review of important topic
A very good presentation of a topic that can be challenging to many ED doctors.
Good topic
short and to the point. excellent module
This was informative. Thank you!
great learning
interesting
Very good image and recap of red eye.
good review