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A 25 year old female patient presents to emergency eye clinic with a red left eye. She is a contact lens wearer. What is the most likely diagnosis, and what would your initial management plan be?
A 25 year old female patient presents to emergency eye clinic with a red left eye. She is a contact lens wearer. What is the most likely diagnosis, and what would your initial management plan be?
In a young patient with red eye, top differentials include conjunctivitis, keratitis, and uveitis. Given the history of contact lens wear, one must consider bacterial keratitis, and treatment would be guided by examination findings. If it is bacterial keratitis, initial management would include hourly topical antibiotics such as moxifloxacin.
