TY - JOUR
T1 - Red eye for the internist
T2 - When to treat, when to refer
AU - Galor, Anat
AU - Jeng, Bennie H.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - When a patient presents with redness in the eye, the cause needs to be diagnosed quickly. Some of the diseases that cause redness in the eye can be initially managed by an internist, but others call for quick referral to an ophthalmologist. This article reviews the spectrum of conditions manifesting as a red eye, emphasizing how to differentiate between the benign and the vision-threatening.
AB - When a patient presents with redness in the eye, the cause needs to be diagnosed quickly. Some of the diseases that cause redness in the eye can be initially managed by an internist, but others call for quick referral to an ophthalmologist. This article reviews the spectrum of conditions manifesting as a red eye, emphasizing how to differentiate between the benign and the vision-threatening.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.75.2.137
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.75.2.137
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18290357
AN - SCOPUS:40949153955
VL - 75
SP - 137
EP - 144
JO - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
SN - 0891-1150
IS - 2
ER -