Diagnosaurus
Red eye
DDx
Don’t miss
- Acute glaucoma
DDX
- Conjunctivitis (viral, bacterial, allergic)
- Uveitis
- Acute glaucoma
- Foreign body or corneal abrasion
- Keratitis (corneal ulcer or inflammation), eg, herpes simplex
- Scleritis or episcleritis
- Trauma
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- Eyelid disorder, eg, hordeolum, chalazion, blepharitis
- Cluster headache
- Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eyes)
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Last updated: March 12, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Red Eye." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114382/all/Red_eye.
Zeiger RFR. Red eye. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114382/all/Red_eye. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Red eye. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114382/all/Red_eye
Zeiger RFR. Red Eye [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114382/all/Red_eye.
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