Question

conditions which may cause acute painful red eye

Answer 1

Acute red painful eyes are due to: (1) conjunctivitis (much the most common cause at any age). There are two particularly important forms of conjunctivitis in different age groups. (1a) Ophthalmia neonatorum in newborn babies.
(1b) The conjunctivitis associated with recent measles in children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years. There are also some important, but less common causes of an acute red eye
(2) A corneal ulcer.
(3) Acute iritis.
(4) Acute glaucoma.
(5) Trauma is another cause, but the diagnosis is usually obvious from the history.
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