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At a Glance: Bacterial conjunctivitis vs acute anterioruveitis

with contact lens. Eye feels gritty (allergic conjunctivitis is itchy). Watering of the eye - discharge may ... chloramphenicol or gentamicin eye drops. Azithromycin twice daily for three days may be helpful. Gonococcal ... ) Presentation Painful red eye - usually unilateral. Photophobia and watering of the eye - not mucopurulent ...

At a Glance - Orbital cellulitis vs periorbital cellulitis

Orbital cellulitis causes eye movement to be restricted and painful Discriminatory ... in colour. Systemically unwell. Eye movements restricted and painful. Swollen lid impairs vision and prevents eye from opening. Bulging eyes. Management Refer patient for IV antibiotics ...

Paediatric medicine - Child presenting with strabismus

About 2 per cent of children in the UK have a squint and 5 per cent have a lazy or amblyopic eye ... but the observation that the child objects to covering of one eye more than the other suggests amblyopia. Intermittently crossed eyes in very young babies are common and usually straighten, but any baby who still has a ...

The diagnosis and treatment of iritis

of the eye in severe iritis Diagnosis Iritis is one of three main intraocular causes of acute red eye (the other two being acute glaucoma and scleritis). All three are distinguished from external red eye by the symptom triad of reduced vision, pain and photophobia. In iritis, vision loss ...

The basics - Glaucoma

in the eye. Risk factors Glaucoma is commonly the result of an obstruction to the drainage of aqueous fluid from the eye. This produces raised intraocular pressure (IOP), causing damage to the optical nerve ... treatment and surgery are all options for lowering IOP, but eye drops are considered the safest primary ...

Red flag symptoms

Vomiting Headache Fever Increased bowel sounds Haematemesis Weight loss Dental erosion Severe eye pain However, knowing a few key things to look out for can help distinguish between a self-limiting viral infection and a more serious condition. Sudden acute vomiting is often a response to infection ...

Clinical Review: Thyrotoxicosis

are not classical. Obviously a goitre and eye changes point to a clear diagnosis. Unexplained weight loss, muscle ... eye disease should see an ophthalmologist Thyroid uptake scan In Graves' disease, uptake ... . All patients with thyroid eye disease should be referred to an ophthalmologist. Graves' disease may ...

Learning disabilities - Improving access to healthcare

have been lost). Staff from Tower project will support her to attend, if needed. Eyes Gemma needs ... is to be able to plan for the future. What investigations? X-ray of Gemma's back eye examination heart ...

Pulmonary sarcoidosis

for steroids include stage 2-3 lung disease, severe alveolitis, breathlessness, hypercalcaemia, eye, cardiac ...

The basics - Crohn's disease

-GI manifestations include aphthous ulcers, eye involvement (uveitis, recurrent iritis), asymmetric large joint ...

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