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Evaluation of the Red Eye

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The red eye is a heterogeneous complaint with numerous causes including allergic, autoimmune, environmental, infectious, and traumatic causes. Infectious complications (including viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic) make up the majority of complaints presenting to the emergency department. A thorough history and physical exam will differentiate these conditions. Conditions can be defined by the area of the eye they affect including conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis, etc. These conditions range from benign to ocular emergencies. It is the emergency physician’s job to identify and treat these conditions as well as determine the urgency in which expert consultation is needed.

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Basel, P. (2018). Evaluation of the Red Eye. In: Long, B., Koyfman, A. (eds) Handbook of Emergency Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78945-3_6

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