Quesada RMA, Montero CLB

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ABSTRACT

Red eye is a problem with which we deal in our everyday practice. Most cases are relatively benign and tend to autolimit; however, some clinical conditions associated with high mortality and loss of vision, can manifest initially as a red eye. The doctors must be alert to see the high risk factors in the clinic chart and the physical exam to determine those cases that must be evaluated by an ophthalmologist in an urgent way. The differential diagnosis, though difficult, should be made with the following conditions (all of them will be discussed in this article): viral conjunctivitis, allergic or bacterial, subconjuctival hemorrhage, epiescleritis, escleritis, anterior uveitis and close angle glaucoma).

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