Objectives
- Create a differential diagnosis for the "pink/red" eye
- List symptoms of conjunctivitis
- List different organisms that can cause conjunctivitis based on age group
- Name recommended treatments for conjunctivitis based on etiology
- Know that prophylaxis of ocular gonorrheal infection in a newborn infant should include silver nitrate solution or a single use tube of ophthalmic ointment containing erythromycin or tetracycline
- Understand that a patient with conjunctivitis may have a systemic disease, such as uveitis
- Know when to refer to Ophthalmology
Self-quiz:
- Name 3 organism types that can cause acute conjunctivitis
- T or F. If you suspect gonococcal conjunctivitis, you must treat it with IV antibiotics?
- What is the definition of chronic conjunctivitis?
- What is the definition and cause(s) of Opthalmia Neonatorum?
- When does Chlamydia conjunctivitis typically develop? How do you treat it?
- Why is erythromycin ointment recommended for prophylaxis instead of silver nitrate?
- When does N. gonorrhea conjunctivitis typically develop?
- If a baby is born to a mother with known gonorrhea infection, what should you do?
- When does HSV conjunctivitis typically develop?
- What organism causes the most cases of viral conjunctivitis? How long may it last?
- What are other causes of a "pink" eye apart from infection?
Reviewed 7/2017
