Tag: Keratitis
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Red eye
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DIAGNOSTIC: The redness is part of the manifestations of many ocular pathologies, benign to threatening to vision. Precise analysis of the characteristics of a red eye and any associated elements equires an examination at the slit lamp. However, if circumstances delay access to a consultation in ophthalmology, semiological elements distinguish the main diagnostic guidelines. The…
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Eye pain
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It must first distinguish very acute eye pain. These are actually the same as those which are accompanied by a red eye and usually also a decrease in visual acuity. They have already been dealt with in two separate chapters and will only be briefly mentioned here (see Red Eye and Decline in visual acuity).…
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Sudden decrease in visual acuity
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Before a patient complaining of decreased visual acuity (BAV) brutal interrogation has a fundamental role in the diagnostic orientation: – Intensity of visual impairment; – Brutal or progressive installation mode; – Unilateral or bilateral nature; Accompanying symptoms: pain (the eye movements), redness, foreign body sensation, photophobia, diplopia, … – Familiar ground (general pathology may be…
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