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A red eye is the most common ocular disorder that primary care physicians encounter. Most cases are relatively benign. Some, however, herald a vision-threatening or even life-threatening disorder. A detailed description of the full differential diagnosis of a red eye is available elsewhere.¹ This overview does not assume that the examiner has access to a slit lamp or has been trained to use it.

Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

A subconjunctival hemorrhage (Figure 1) is often the cause of acute ocular redness. The diagnosis is based on simple observation of the characteristic features of such a hemorrhage: the redness, which is unilateral, is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Conjunctivitis

Viral Conjunctivitis

Bacterial Conjunctivitis

Chlamydial Conjunctivitis

Allergic Conjunctivitis

Blepharitis and Other Eyelid Abnormalities

Episcleritis

Scleritis

Pterygium

Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Acute Anterior Uveitis

Superficial Keratitis

Recommendations

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From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany St., Suite L907, Boston, MA 02118, where reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Leibowitz.

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