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

Overview

Journal West J Emerg Med

Specialty Emergency Medicine

Date 2017 Apr 25

PMID 28435504

Citations 11

Authors

Christopher J Gilani

Allen Yang

Marc Yonkers

Megan Boysen-Osborn

Affiliations

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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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