A painful red eye.
A man, 75 years of age, presents with a red, painful, watery right eye of 1 week duration. He describes photophobia but says his vision is not reduced or blurry. He was seen at another clinic after 2 days of symptoms and was prescribed topical chloramphenicol antibiotic eye drops. Despite using the eye drops for 5 days, there has been no improvement in his symptoms. The man has no significant ocular past history.
Sharma
Neil S
NS
Sydney Eye Hospital, and Clinical Lecturer, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales. neilsss@hotmail.com
Ooi
Ju-Lee
JL
Li
Maria Z
MZ
D000368:Aged; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking