Red Eye

Question 1

Both eyes affected but first one was 24-48 hours earlier

Answer 1

bacterial conjuctivitis

Question 2

Purulent eye discharge

Answer 2

Bacterial conju

Question 3

Watery eye discharge

Answer 3

Allergic or viral

Question 4

Gritty feeling in eye

Answer 4

Bacterial or viral

Question 5

Redness generalised across eye but greatest at fornices

Answer 5

Allergic

Question 6

Cough and cold symptoms and red eye

Answer 6

Viral

Question 7

OTC chloramphenicol age

Answer 7

2 years
avoid if family history of blood or bone marrow problems

ideally avoid in pregnancy, ok in breastfeeding

Question 8

Propamidine OTC age

Answer 8

> 12