Category: ENT
Keywords: Iritis, diagnosis (PubMed Search)
Posted: 1/17/2009 by Michael Bond, MD
(Updated: 12/9/2024)
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Patient with iritis will typically present with a painful red eye and it can sometimes be difficult to tell if it is due to conjunctivitis or a corneal abrasion. Some tips that can help differentiate iritis from other causes of painful red are:
Finally, ensure you document:
Adapted from Pfaff J and Moore G. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Volume 15, Issue 2 (May 1997)