degree of pain | photophobia | discharge | redness | cornea | pupil | intraocular pressure | |
acute conjunctivitis | roughness on lid movements | slight photophobia | clear or purulent discharge | generalised engorgement of the conjunctiva | normal cornea | normal pupil | normal intraocular pressure |
acute iritis | dull ache within the eye | severe photophobia | slight reflex watering | circumcorneal redness | deposits on lower surface | pupil - fixed, small at first | normal intraocular pressure |
acute glaucoma | severe painful eye | moderate photophobia | slight reflex watering | circumcorneal duskiness | haze over the anterior surface of the cornea | fixed dilated oval pupil | increased intraocular pressure |
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