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

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

卷:18

Christopher J. Gilani¹  Megan Boysen-Osborn²  Marc Yonkers³  Allen Yang⁴ 

[1]University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

[2]|University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine

[3]|University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology

[4]|Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

关键词: Acute Red Eye;    Eye Pain;    Ophthalmologic Emergencies;    Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma;    Scleritis;   

DOI  :  10.5811/westjem.2016.12.31798

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Patients commonly present with an acute red eye to the emergency department (ED). It is important todistinguish between benign and sight-threatening diagnoses. Here we provide a comprehensive overview onthe acute red eye in the ED. [West J Emerg Med. 2017;18(3)509-517.]

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