Differential diagnosis of acute ocular pain: Teleophthalmology during COVID-19 pandemic - A perspective.

ABSTRACT: Ocular pain is a common complaint which forces the patient to seek immediate medical attention. It is the primeval first response of the body to any severe condition of the eye such as trauma, infections and inflammation. The pain can be due to conditions directly affecting the eye and ocular adnexa; or indirect which would manifest as referred pain from other organ structures such as the central nervous system. Paradoxically, there are several minor and non-sight threatening conditions, which also leads to ocular pain and does not merit urgent hospital visits. In this perspective, we intend to provide guidelines to the practising ophthalmologist for teleconsultation when a patient complains of pain with focus on how to differentiate the various diagnoses that can be managed over teleconsu

SUBMITTER: Murthy SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574141 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature