A painful red eye.

Aust Fam Physician

Sydney Eye Hospital, and Clinical Lecturer, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales.

Published: October 2009

AI Article Synopsis

  • A 75-year-old man has a red, painful, and watery right eye for 1 week, experiencing sensitivity to light but normal vision.
  • He visited another clinic after 2 days of symptoms and received chloramphenicol antibiotic eye drops, which he has been using for 5 days without improvement.
  • The patient has no notable prior eye health issues.

Article Abstract

A man, 75 years of age, presents with a red, painful, watery right eye of 1 week duration. He describes photophobia but says his vision is not reduced or blurry. He was seen at another clinic after 2 days of symptoms and was prescribed topical chloramphenicol antibiotic eye drops. Despite using the eye drops for 5 days, there has been no improvement in his symptoms. The man has no significant ocular past history.

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