Red Eyes – Getting the Treatments Right!
Conjunctivitis comes in three forms:
Pearls:
PURULENT DISCHARGE (PUS) distinguishes Bacterial from Viral Conjunctivitis
PRE-AURICLULAR LYMPH NODE swelling suggests Viral Conjunctivitis
ITCHING distinguishes Allergic from Viral Conjunctivitis
Katherine K. Wang, PharmD.
Clinical Pharmacist
Texas Children’s Hospital at The Center for Children and Women
Joung A. Choi, PharmD.
Pharmacy Manager
Texas Children’s Hospital at The Center for Children and Women
Harold J. Farber, MD, MSPH, FAAP
Associate Medical Director
Texas Children’s Health Plan Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Associate Residency Program Director
Baylor College of Medicine
References:
Jacobs DS. Conjunctivitis. In UpToDate, Trobe J (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA. Accessed October 21, 2015.
Witte AP, Sarbracker GB. Opthalmic Options for Conjunctivitis. U.S. Pharmacist. June 2015; 40: 55-61
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