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

Christopher J Gilani; Allen Yang; Marc Yonkers; Megan Boysen-Osborn

doi:10.5811/westjem.2016.12.31798

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

West J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr;18(3):509-517. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.12.31798. Epub 2017 Mar 3.

Authors

Christopher J Gilani¹, Allen Yang², Marc Yonkers³, Megan Boysen-Osborn⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California.
² Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, California.
³ University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Irvine, California.
⁴ University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Orange, California.

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Contact Lenses / adverse effects
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Emergency Treatment
Eye / physiopathology*
Eye Diseases / diagnosis*
Eye Diseases / etiology*
Eye Diseases / physiopathology
Eyelids
Humans
Medical History Taking / methods
Ophthalmoscopy / methods*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Referral and Consultation
Risk Factors
Vision Disorders / diagnosis*
Vision Disorders / etiology*
Vision Disorders / physiopathology