title: Assessment and management of patients with acute red eye.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the role of the nurse in the assessment and management of five ocular conditions that give rise to an acute red eye in older people. The conditions discussed are acute closed angle glaucoma, acute iritis, acute conjunctivitis, herpes zoster ophthalmicus and bacterial corneal ulcer.
authors.affiliation: University of West London, Brentford, Middlesex. Sue.watkinson@uwl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watkinson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007500:Iritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009730:Nursing Assessment