Red eye: Contents | Clinical examples

Clinical example

A 22-year-old schoolteacher complains that her right eye is red and irritated. You note moderate injection of all of the conjunctival blood vessels, a watery discharge, and a palpable preauricular node.

Vision Normal
Conjunctiva Diffusely injected
Discharge Clear
Corneal opacities None
Epithelial disruption None
Anterior chamber Normal
Pupils Normal
Other symptoms Recent upper respiratory tract infection