Orthoptic Exemptions -Red Eye

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N V I R A L C O N J U N C T I V I T I S V
A C U T E A N T E R I O R U V E I T I S R
Q J J S M K A I A I H H A W H Q O F T V L
V Q X L O G U S L X R G J A F B K P V M B
D K T B R G S N A A P L J Q N C U D W S S
J H V C B H I G H U I S R Y X N R P I S E
H T C J I F T X X D X E Y O K D F T F W Y
R M E H T G I W Y K F I H G V D I S V S B
I B S K A M R L Q E C A S H Y R K K I E E
B E H D L A E R R J V C F X E R H T S F A
X Q P H C B L E X U H V H L G L I K E Y A
V R G F E Q C L H R Y H C M A R N C X Q V
O D T F L C S Y I E X S J E A J D G O W O
C O P Q L J I R F E A X A H D A W F T A E
N J F K U Y P O S Q M O P N R D E U X V Q
W X N D L L E R P E M E B K E L P Y D I M
M S N N I F W M O O L I R K E R I S H M B
Y S V D T P H E X B H D G T M F M M R F R
Q Y O K I U J T G A A O K O S M D D T B Y
Y S U S S K S D T L B V G C B O T X N G J
X A T Y Y X Q Y F Y V H O G Y Y T U M Y L

Clues

  • Identify the red eye: child, proptosis, limited OM, reduced VA, orbital swelling, feeling unwell, prev sinus disease. (7, 10)
  • Identify the red eye: Deep pain, vision loss, redness doesn't improve with phenylephrine (9)
  • Identify the red eye: discomfort, redness improved with phenylephrine (12)
  • Identify the red eye: Irregular pupil of red reflex (posterior synechiae), ciliary blood vessels in cornea, associated ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, TB, syphilis. Acute, painful uniocular red eye. Reduced VA, photophobia. (5, 8, 7)
  • Identify the red eye: watery/sticky discharge, white spots in conjunctiva (folicular) and sub epithelial cornea, prev. adenovirus, mostly unaffected VA. (5, 14)
  • Identify the red eye: Inflamed lids, eyelashes have fallen out or are misdirected, flakey/dandruffy material in eyebrows/lashes, swollen meibomium glands. Gritty, irritable eyes, watery discharge. Feels like there is something in the eye. Prev. chalazion (11)
  • What would YOU do for a patient with: Acute Anterior Uveitis (0, 5)

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