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Review
. 2017 Apr;18(3):509-517.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.12.31798. Epub 2017 Mar 3.

Differentiating Urgent and Emergent Causes of Acute Red Eye for the Emergency Physician

Christopher J Gilani  1 , Allen Yang  2 , Marc Yonkers  3 , Megan Boysen-Osborn  4
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Review

Differentiating Urgent and Emergent Causes of Acute Red Eye for the Emergency Physician

Christopher J Gilani et al. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Patients commonly present with an acute red eye to the emergency department (ED). It is important to distinguish between benign and sight-threatening diagnoses. Here we provide a comprehensive overview on the acute red eye in the ED.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: By the WestJEM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

Figures

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Figure 1
Subconjunctival hemorrhage. Image courtesy of Andrew Pearson, MA, MRCP.
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Figure 2
Acute viral conjunctivitis. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons.
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Figure 3
Episcleritis. Image courtesy of Asagan, Wikimedia Creative Commons.
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Figure 4
Anterior scleritis. Image courtesy of Marc Yonkers, MD, PhD.
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Figure 5
Anterior uveitis. Image courtesy of Jonathan Trove, MD, Wikimedia Creative Commons.
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Figure 6
Acute angle closure glaucoma: note cloudy/“steamy” cornea and mid-position, fixed pupil. Image courtesy of Jonathan Trove, MD, Wikimedia Creative Common.
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Figure 7
Corneal abrasion on fluorescein staining. Image courtesy of James Heilman, MD, Wikimedia Creative Commons.
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Figure 8
Corneal ulcer. Image courtesy of Andrew Pearson, MA, MRCP.
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Figure 9
Endophthalmitis. Image courtesy of Marc Yonkers, MD, PhD.
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Figure 10
Viral keratitis (HSV keratitis). Image courtesy of Andrew Pearson, MA, MRCP.
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