RT Book, Section
A1 Singh, Manpreet
A1 Whitfield, Denise
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181038220
T1 Viral Conjunctivitis
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181038220
RD 2024/04/24
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.