HOW TO PROCEED A PATIENT WITH RED EYE

WHEN A PATIENT COMES TO YOU WITH RED EYE

1. ACUTE VISUAL LOSS  -> THINK OF GLAUCOMA ->CONFIRM BY DILATED NON REACTIVE PUPIL AND TENSE EYEBALL->TREAT WITH ORAL GLYCERINE LIQUID MIXED WITH JUICE -> REFER 

2. CHRONIC VISUAL LOSS->THINK OF UVEITIS-> CONFIRM WITH CONSTRICTED NON REACTIVE PUPIL-> TREAT WITH STEROIDS AND CYCLOPLEGIC EYE DROPS-> REFER

3. PHOTOPHOBIA--> THINK OF KERATITIS--> CONFIRM BY HAZY CORNEA -->START ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS --> REFER

4. FOREIGN BODY