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Children commonly present to emergency departments with eye complaints in the absence of antecedent trauma. Signs and symptoms of ocular disease are often nonspecific. Red, swollen, or painful eyes may represent benign or vision-threatening processes, making recognition and triage challenging for the emergency clinician. This issue reviews the presentations of common nontraumatic ocular complaints and provides evidence-based recommendations for management in the emergency department.
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Keywords: nontraumatic ocular complaints, nontraumatic ocular conditions, nontraumatic ocular diseases, red eye, red eyes, anterior chamber, blepharitis, eye, eye diseases, eye infections, cataracts, chalazion, chalazia, choroid, ciliary body, conjunctivitis, cornea, fovea, glaucoma, hordeolum, hordeola, hyphema, iris, iritis, Kawasaki, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, macula, nasolacrimal, neuroblastoma, ocular, ophthalmic, optic, pupil, optic nerve, optic neuritis, orbital cellulitis, periorbital cellulitis, pink eye, posterior chamber, retinal artery occlusion, retinal detachment, retrobulbar hemorrhage, retinoblastoma, rhabdosarcoma, sclera, scleritis, stye, uvea, uveitis, vitreous, eye anatomy, vision development, visual acuity, ocular pain, eye discharge, pruritus, photophobia, visual changes, Woods lamp, slit lamp, red reflex, tonometry, ophthalmoscope, ophthalmoscopy, LEA symbols, fluorescein, ocular ultrasound, lacrimal system, dacryostenosis, dacryocystocele, dacryocystitis, dacryoadenitis, neonatal conjunctivitis, childhood conjunctivitis, gonococcal conjunctivitis, chlamydial conjunctivitis, subconjunctival hemorrhage, episcleritis, corneal abrasion, keratitis, vitreous hemorrhage, orbital hemorrhage, transient smartphone blindness
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