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The red eye
Jason Noble and John C. Lloyd
CMAJ January 11, 2011 183 (1) 81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.090379
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The red eye
Jason Noble, John C. Lloyd
CMAJ Jan 2011, 183 (1) 81; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090379
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- Most patients with red eye have a benign or self-limited condition and do not require referral to an ophthalmologist
- Key questions provide clues to the diagnosis
- The initial examination of the eye includes three main components
- Red-flag symptoms or signs indicate urgent referral to an ophthalmologist
- Topical steroids should not be routinely prescribed by nonophthalmologists for acute red eye
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