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==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
====Pharmacotherapy====
====Pharmacotherapy====
=====Acute Pharmacotherapies=====
====Acute Pharmacotherapies====
'''Conjunctivitis'''
'''Conjunctivitis'''
*Allergy - NSAID's, ocular decongestants, antihistamines
*Allergy - NSAID's, ocular decongestants, antihistamines

Revision as of 15:58, 12 April 2013

Red eye Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Causes

Differentiating Red eye from other Diseases

Treatment

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]

Medical Therapy

Pharmacotherapy

Acute Pharmacotherapies

Conjunctivitis

  • Allergy - NSAID's, ocular decongestants, antihistamines
  • Viral - avoid spread
  • Bacterial - Antibiotic eye drops

Sub-conjunctival hemorrhage

  • Cool compress
  • Reassurance

Chemical injury

  • Saline immediately

References

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