Keywords: Eye Diseases/diagnosis/treatment; Referral and Consultation; Primary Health Care;
Community Eye Health J 2005;18(53): 72
Red eye picture quiz
What is wrong with these eyes? What is the management?
1. A 14-year-old boy. Complains of itching eyes for three years with sticky clear
2. 45-year-old female. Complains of painful eye and discomfort in bright light with watery discharge. VA 6/12.
3. Five-year-old girl. Severe pain and loss of vision for three days. Used traditional eye medicines one week ago. VA CF.
4. Six-year-old male. Painful eye for ten days. Had malaria one month ago. Corneal sensation reduced when tested. VA 6/60
5. 25-year-old woman. No pain or discharge. Complained of red eye since this morning. VA 6/6.
6. 19-year-old male. Complains of gritty foreign body sensation, painful eye for three days with sticky yellowish discharge. VA 6/9.
