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{{SK}} Bloodshot eye | {{SK}} Bloodshot eye | ||
==[[Red eye overview|Overview]]== | ==[[Red eye#overview|Overview]]== | ||
==[[Red eye classification|Classification]]== | ==[[Red eye#classification|Classification]]== | ||
==[[Red eye | ==[[Red eye#causes|Causes]]== | ||
==[[ | ==Causes== | ||
===Common causes=== | |||
There are many causes of a red eye including [[conjunctivitis]], [[blepharitis]], acute [[glaucoma]], [[eye injury|injury]], [[subconjunctival hemorrhage]], inflamed [[pterygium]], inflamed [[pinguecula]], and [[dry eye syndrome]]. | |||
===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | |||
*[[Adenoviruses]] | |||
*[[Ankylosing spondylitis]] | |||
*[[Anticoagulant|Anticoagulant therapy]] | |||
*[[Atopic dermatitis]] | |||
*[[Bacteria|Bacterial toxins]] | |||
*[[Behçet's disease]] | |||
*[[Chlamydia trachomatis]] | |||
*[[Chronic Inflammatory Intestinal Disease]] | |||
*[[Conjunctivitis]]: either viral, bacterial or allergic | |||
*[[Contact dermatitis]] | |||
*[[Contact lens#complications|Contact lens complications]] | |||
*Cosmetics | |||
*[[Crohn's disease]] | |||
*[[Diabetes mellitus]] | |||
*[[Epstein-Barr virus]] | |||
*[[Fever]] | |||
*[[Glaucoma|Acute glaucoma attack]] | |||
*[[Haemophilus]] | |||
*[[Hay fever]] | |||
*[[Hemangioma]] | |||
*[[Hypertension]] | |||
*[[Infective endocarditis]] | |||
*[[Keratitis]] | |||
*[[Leptospirosis]] | |||
*[[Lyme disease]] | |||
*[[Lymphangioma]] | |||
*[[Measles]] | |||
*[[Moraxella]] | |||
*[[Oprelvekin]] | |||
*[[Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease]] | |||
*[[Pseudomonas]] | |||
*[[Psoriatic arthritis]] | |||
*[[Reactive arthritis]] | |||
*[[Recurrent corneal erosion]] | |||
*[[Sarcoidosis]] | |||
*[[Staphylococci]][[conjunctivitis]] | |||
*[[Streptococcus]][[conjunctivitis]] | |||
*[[Syphillis]] | |||
*[[Toxoplasmosis]] | |||
*[[Tuberculosis]] | |||
*[[Ulcerative colitis]] | |||
*[[Uveitis]] | |||
*[[Voigt-Koyanagai Syndrome]] | |||
*[[Whipple's disease]] | |||
==[[Red eye | ==[[Red eye#differential diagnosis|Differentiating Red eye from other Diseases]]== | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
[[Red eye medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Red eye primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Red eye secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Red eye cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Red eye future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]] | [[Red eye medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Red eye primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Red eye secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Red eye cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Red eye future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]] | ||
==Related Chapters== | ==Related Chapters== | ||
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{{Eye pathology}} | {{Eye pathology}} | ||
[[Category:Ophthalmology]] | [[Category:Ophthalmology]] | ||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
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Synonyms and keywords: Bloodshot eye
Overview
Classification
Causes
Causes
Common causes
There are many causes of a red eye including conjunctivitis, blepharitis, acute glaucoma, injury, subconjunctival hemorrhage, inflamed pterygium, inflamed pinguecula, and dry eye syndrome.
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Adenoviruses
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Anticoagulant therapy
- Atopic dermatitis
- Bacterial toxins
- Behçet's disease
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Chronic Inflammatory Intestinal Disease
- Conjunctivitis: either viral, bacterial or allergic
- Contact dermatitis
- Contact lens complications
- Cosmetics
- Crohn's disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Epstein-Barr virus
- Fever
- Acute glaucoma attack
- Haemophilus
- Hay fever
- Hemangioma
- Hypertension
- Infective endocarditis
- Keratitis
- Leptospirosis
- Lyme disease
- Lymphangioma
- Measles
- Moraxella
- Oprelvekin
- Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease
- Pseudomonas
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Recurrent corneal erosion
- Sarcoidosis
- Staphylococciconjunctivitis
- Streptococcusconjunctivitis
- Syphillis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcerative colitis
- Uveitis
- Voigt-Koyanagai Syndrome
- Whipple's disease
Differentiating Red eye from other Diseases
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies