title: Managing the red eye.
abstract: The commonest causes of a red eye, excluding trauma, are conjunctivitis, allergies and lid conditions. These can usually be managed by the GP and are not serious if properly treated. Keratitis and corneal ulcers, acute iritis and acute glaucoma are uncommon conditions but are always serious and require immediate referral to an ophthalmologist for treatment.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gaston
mesh_terms: D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007500:Iritis / Q000628:therapy