CONJUNCTIVITIS

Course overview

CONJUNCTIVITIS REFERS TO THE INFLAMMATION OR INFECTION OF THE CONJUNCTIVA. IT IS THE MOST COMMON PRESENTATION OF EYE REDNESS IN BOTH PRIMARY CARE AND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PUTTING A SIGNIFICANT STRAIN ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. CONJUNCTIVITIS IS THE MOST PREVALENT ETIOLOGY OF EYE REDNESS AND DISCHARGE. THE ETIOLOGY OF CONJUNCTIVITIS COULD BE INFECTIOUS OR NON-INFECTIOUS. THE COMMONEST CAUSE OF CONJUNCTIVITIS IS VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, FOLLOWED BY BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, AND AMONG NON-INFECTIOUS ETIOLOGIES, THE MOST COMMON ETIOLOGIES ARE ALLERGIC AND TOXIN-INDUCED CONJUNCTIVITIS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL PROVIDE THE LEARNER WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CONJUNCTIVITIS AND WILL REVIEW THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CONJUNCTIVITIS AND PREVENTING TRANSMISSION.