Bilateral red eyes: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:54, 4 February 2026

Eye anatomy.

This page describes a general approach to the complaint of bilateral eye redness

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-==Painful==
+==Background==
-#[[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]]
+[[File:Schematic diagram of the human eye en.png|thumb|Eye anatomy.]]
-#Foreign Body
+*This page describes a general approach to the complaint of bilateral eye redness
-##welder's flash/grinding
-#Trauma
-#Contact Lens
-#Conjunctivitis (rarely painful, more irritated)
-##watery viral/discharge bacterial/consider chlamydia
-##viral keratoconjucitivis assoc with URI and adeno
-#[[Blepharitis]]
-#Allergic Reaction (to eye drops w/ periorbital excoriation)
-#Dysthyroid Dz (proptotic, may have visual loss)
-##gross chemosis (swelling of conjunctiva), diploplia
-#Carotico-cavernous fistula
-##fistula b/n carotid and cavernous sinus p/w bilat conjunctival edema and pulsatile exophthalmos (spont in elderly, 2/2 trauma in young)
-==Painless==
+==Differential Diagnosis==
-#Conjunctivitis
+{{Bilateral Red Eyes}}
-#Blepharitis: inflammation of lid margin w/ ocular irritation, matted lashes
-#Allergic Reaction
-#Thyroid Dz (optic nerve compression/APD)
-==Source==
+==See Also==
-Adapted from Pani
+{{Eye algorithms}}
-[[Category:Ophtho]]
+==References==
+<references/>
+[[Category:Ophthalmology]][[Category:Symptoms]]