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Category Ophthalmology
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Stressed and branching out

A med student is stressed out by exams and has a painful red and photophobic eye. At least her cold sores have cleared up... Herpes simplex keratitis
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The Eye In Chemical

A 45 year-old is rushed into the emergency department by the triage nurse. He was working at a building site and got cement into his eyes. How will you assess and manage this case?
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Blinded By The Light

A man has intense bilateral eye pain and refuses to open his eyes after a day of welding, surfing and lying on a sunbed. What is the diagnosis and emergency management?
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Pupils And Prostitutes

On examining a patient's eyes you note that the pupils are small, irregular, non-reactive to light and constrict when focused on a near object.
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Blown out

A 26 year-old man presents with left periorbital swelling and double vision after being hit in the eye by a high-speed squash ball.
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Eyes Wide Split

What are the considerations in the emergency department diagnosis and management of penetrating eye trauma?
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Something in my eye, Doc

A mechanic presents with something in his eye. Can you navigate the traps and pitfall of assessing and managing this common emergency presentation?