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=Clinical Features= | ==Clinical Features== | ||
#Itching | #Itching | ||
#Watery discharge | #Watery discharge | ||
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#Red, swollen eyelids | #Red, swollen eyelids | ||
=Treatment= | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Conjunctivitis DDX}} | |||
==Treatment== | |||
#Mild: avoid triggers, cool compresses x 15 minutes QID | #Mild: avoid triggers, cool compresses x 15 minutes QID | ||
#Moderate: Histamine-blocking drops (e.g. olopatadine, pemirolast, or ketotifen) | #Moderate: Histamine-blocking drops (e.g. olopatadine, pemirolast, or ketotifen) | ||
#Severe: referral to opthalmology for possible steroid therapy | #Severe: referral to opthalmology for possible steroid therapy | ||
=Disposition= | ==Disposition== | ||
*Outpatient ophthalmology follow-up | *Outpatient ophthalmology follow-up | ||
=See Also= | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Conjunctivitis]] | *[[Conjunctivitis]] | ||
*[[Eye Algorithm (Main)]] | *[[Eye Algorithm (Main)]] | ||
=Source= | ==Source== | ||
*Mahmood, Narang. Diagnosis and management of acute red eye. Emerg Med Clin N Am 2008;26 | *Mahmood, Narang. Diagnosis and management of acute red eye. Emerg Med Clin N Am 2008;26 | ||
*Tintinalli | *Tintinalli | ||
[[Category:Ophtho]] | [[Category:Ophtho]] | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 26 January 2015
Clinical Features
- Itching
- Watery discharge
- Injected and edematous conjunctiva
- Papillae on inferior conjunctival fornix
- Red, swollen eyelids
Differential Diagnosis
Conjunctivitis Types
Treatment
- Mild: avoid triggers, cool compresses x 15 minutes QID
- Moderate: Histamine-blocking drops (e.g. olopatadine, pemirolast, or ketotifen)
- Severe: referral to opthalmology for possible steroid therapy
Disposition
- Outpatient ophthalmology follow-up
See Also
Source
- Mahmood, Narang. Diagnosis and management of acute red eye. Emerg Med Clin N Am 2008;26
- Tintinalli