TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Viral Conjunctivitis A1 - Singh, Manpreet A1 - Whitfield, Denise A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Viral conjunctivitis is a common presentation of the red eye. Findings are mild and include a thin watery discharge, crusting in the morning, burning or irritation, conjunctival injection (typically diffuse), and lid edema. The tarsal conjunctiva may appear bumpy secondary to hyperplastic lymphoid tissue (follicles). Preauricular adenopathy may be present. The visual acuity is normal. The infection usually begins in one eye, but both eyes usually become involved due to autoinoculation. There are few to no systemic complaints. Adenovirus is the most common virus. A point-of-care test now available may help clinicians to avoid empiric antibiotic therapy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/08 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181038220 ER -