At GuideTreatments.com we believe that symptomatic treatments should be reserved only for short term. It is vitally important to diagnose the underlying condition with robust assessment and investigations.
Symptomatic treatments:
- Eye drops Cromal forte (Sodium cromoglycate 4% w/w) 1 drop 4 times a day for 7 days
Common conditions to consider:
Condition |
Common clinical presentation along with red eye |
| Acute red eye | Painful sinuses, blocked nasal passage, frequent headaches of fever |
| Blepharitis | Swollen eyelids, watery eyes, eye irritation and increased secretions |
| Conjunctivitis | Swollen conjunctiva, watery eyes, eye irritation, increased secretions, blurred vision |
| Dry eyes | Painful eyes, eye irritation, stinging sensation in eyes with no evidence of infection |
| Stye | Localised painful swelling of eyelids, excessive tearing, occasional local abscess |
| Sinusitis | Painful sinuses, blocked nasal passage, frequent headaches or fever |
| Eye strain | History of prolonged exposure to computers etc., eye irritation, excessive tearing with no evidence of infection |
| Glaucoma | Severe eye pain, visual disturbance, blurred vision and raised intraocular pressure |
| Trauma | History of eye injury, damage to eye structures |
| Allergic reaction | Red discolouration of skin, skin elevation, blisters and exposure to sensitive substances |
| Influenza (common flu) | High fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache and tiredness |
| Migraine | Unilateral headache associated with nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light, sounds and smells. May be associated with pre-migraine aura. |
| Whooping cough | Prolonged cough (classic whoop sound), low grade fever and apnoeic spells in infants |
| Measles | Rhinitis, small greyish-white spots on the buccal mucosa (Koplik spots) and blotchy maculopapular rash |
| Shingles | Unilateral blistering of eye or rash on face, fever, skin sensitivity over affected site |
| Rheumatic fever | Fever, skin rash, palpitations, swollen lymph nodes, cardiac murmur and positive throat swab for haemolytic streptococci |
| Psoriasis | Localised redness of skin, dry and flaky skin with silvery scales |
| Lyme disease | Fever, circular skin rash (erythema migrans), arthralgia, fatigue, joint pains, history of tick bites |
| Leptospirosis | High grade fever, muscle ache, jaundice, red eyes, history of close association with animals and birds or prolonged exposure to contaminated water |
| Filariasis (Loa loa) | Patient from endemic areas, dry cough associated with groin pain, leg swellings and positive blood microscopy for loa loa worms |
| Chicken pox | Fever, skin rash with or without blisters, itching, headache and tiredness |