A 45-year-old man presents with bilateral ocular pain, excessive tearing, and bloodshot eyes. He reports that his symptoms began 2 days ago with the sensation of a foreign body lodged in his eye, and that his eyes have been unusually sensitive to light. He has not worn his contacts since the onset of symptoms. View the photo and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the …
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Management of Ocular Complaints in Urgent Care: Part 2
Urgent message: Whether benign or vision-threatening, acute eye conditions seen in the urgent care setting require careful evaluation and triage, based on access to the right tools and knowledge of key clues to diagnosis. SARVOTHAM KINI, MD In Part 1 of this article in January, we discussed urgent care management of foreign bodies in the eye, corneal abrasion, red eye, scleritis, and conjunctivitis. In Part 2, we will review subconjunctival hemorrhage, uveitis, iritis, keratitis, acute …
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