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• Allergies
• Blepharitis
• Complication from a recent surgery
• Contact lens complication (can be very serious)
• Conjunctivitis
• Dry eye
• Eye surface abrasion
• Eye surface ulcer (serious)
• Episcleritis
• Foreign body
• Glaucoma (sight threatening)
• Infection
• Inflammation
• Iritis (serious)
• Keratitis (Very serious)
• Scleritis (Very serious)
• Uveitis (Very serious)

Why is vision assessment in a red eye examination important?

• Red eye can be more than just conjunctivitis
• To assess if vision is affected
• To establish baseline vision
• To allow future comparison in follow up appointments
• To monitor progression
• To assess efficacy of treatment regime

Goldman Applanation Tonometry (pictured) is the Gold Standard. Why is eye pressure measurement important in a red eye clinical examination?

• High eye pressure can cause a red eye (Ocular hypertension)
• Very low eye pressure can cause a red eye (Ocular hypotension)
• Red eye as a result of very high eye pressure or very low eye pressure is sight threatening
• Red eye as a result of abnormally high or abnormally low eye pressure is an ocular emergency

Why is slit lamp examination important in a red eye clinical assessment?

• Most important tool in all high level eye examination
• Examination of the external eye
• Eye lid disorders such as blepharitis, everted eye lid (ectropion), inverted eye lid (entropion), inflammation, infection
• Disorders of the conjunctiva such as conjunctivitis, melanoma, haemorrhage, allergies
• Disorders of the cornea such as ulcers
• Disorders of the anterior chamber of the eye such as Uveitis which if left untreated can lead to visual impairment
• Examination of the internal eye