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Community Eye Health J 2005;18(53): 72

Red Eye Picture Quiz

Quiz by David Yorston, Marcia Zondervan

What is wrong with these eyes? What is the management?

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1. A 14-year-old boy. Complains of itching eyes for three years with sticky clear discharge. VA 6/6.

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2. 45-year-old female. Complains of painful eye and discomfort in bright light with watery discharge. VA 6/12.

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3. Five-year-old girl. Severe pain and loss of vision for three days. Used traditional eye medicines one week ago. VA CF.

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4. Six-year-old male. Painful eye for ten days. Had malaria one month ago. Corneal sensation reduced when tested. VA 6/60.

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5. 25-year-old woman. No pain or discharge. Complained of red eye since this morning. VA 6/6.

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6. 19-year-old male. Complains of gritty foreign body sensation, painful eye for three days with sticky yellowish discharge. VA 6/9.