Comm Eye Health Vol. 18 No. 53 2005. Published online 01 March, 2005
Red eye: the role of primary care

One of the most common eye problems to present to health workers is acute red eye(s). While the more serious causes of red eye need prompt recognition and management by an eye specialist, in many cases red eye can be managed at the first point of health care (primary level).
Articles in this issue –
- Red eye: the role of primary care
- The red eye – first aid at the primary level
- Red eye picture quiz
- Conjunctivitis
- Vernal keratoconjunctivitis
- How to instil eye drops
- How to apply eye ointment
- How to stain the cornea
- Barriers to the uptake of cataract surgery for women in urban Cape Town
- Enhancing the SAFE strategy through collaboration, participation, accountability and sustainability
- Corneal ulcer in a Cambodian eye hospital
- Community Eye Health MSc dissertation summaries from the Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology Peshawar, Pakistan
- Community Eye Health Journal Index for issues 25 – 50