Viral Conjunctivitis (C32889) (Intro)

VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS (C32889)

Having read the article on page 23-27 (Optician 02.08.13), read the following clinical guidelines for viral conjunctivitis then answer six questions relating to both. Successful completion of these will result in you being sent instruction about a simple interactive exercise

PATIENT PROFILE

There is a spectrum of presentation ranging from very mild to two full-blown syndromes associated with adenovirus strains.

Pharyngoconjunctival fever (PCF) tends to affect children and also causes an upper respiratory tract infection. Keratitis is present in 30 per cent of cases. Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) is not normally associated with systemic symptoms, but there is associated keratitis in 80 per cent of cases. Both are highly contagious, so careful hand-washing is recommended after seeing one of these patients.