Red Eyes – Getting the Treatments Right!

Conjunctivitis comes in three forms:Pearls:PURULENT DISCHARGE (PUS) distinguishes Bacterial from Viral Conjunctivitis PRE-AURICLULAR LYMPH NODE swelling suggests Viral Conjunctivitis ITCHING distinguishes Allergic from Viral Conjunctivitis           Katherine K. Wang, PharmD. Clinical Pharmacist Texas Children's Hospital at The Center for Children and Women Joung A. Choi, PharmD. Pharmacy Manager Texas Children's Hospital at The Center for Children and Women Harold J. Farber, MD, MSPH, FAAP Associate Medical Director Texas Children’s Health Plan Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Associate Residency Program Director Baylor College of Medicine References: Jacobs DS. Conjunctivitis. In UpToDate, Trobe J (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA. Accessed October 21, 2015. Witte AP, Sarbracker GB. Opthalmic Options for Conjunctivitis. U.S. Pharmacist. June 2015; 40: 55-61