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| {{Eye pain}}
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| {{CMG}}
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| ==Overview==
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| There are number of features we will observe in a painful eye depending upon the cause. various tests are performed to evaluate eye pain.
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| ==Physical Exam==
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| Vital signs are noted to check for fever and infections.
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| '''Inspection'''
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| * Eye discharge
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| * Purulent rhinorrhea
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| * Red eye
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| * Corneal haziness
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| * Proptosis
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| '''Palpation'''
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| * Eyelids are everted and observed for foreign bodies
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| * Facial tenderness for sinus
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| * Lymph node enlargements
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| '''Eye Examination'''
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| * Best corrected visual acuity
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| * Visual field test
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| * Pupillary light response
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| * Extraocular movements
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| * Slit lamp examination: identifying any corneal disease
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| * Opthalmoscopic examination: visualizing of the inner layer so eye, retina.
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| * Tonometry to measure ocular pressure
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| '''Alarming findings in exam'''
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| *Corneal edema
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| *Signs of systemic infection
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| *Decreased visual acuity
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| *Proptosis
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| *Impaired extraocular motility
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| ==References==
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