Common and Urgent Eye Complaints in Primary Care

Overview

Primary care clinicians often encounter urgent eye complaints, from red eye to vision loss, requiring quick and accurate assessment. This session will review common ocular emergencies, key warning signs, and management strategies to help you determine when to treat or refer. Practical, case-based approaches will be emphasized for confident decision-making.

Learning Objectives

• Identify signs of eye pain related to dry eyes and offer treatment strategies
• Understand time course and treatment options for styes/chalazions
• Understand time course and treatment suggestions for conjunctivitis
• Understand pathology of blurred vision and floaters to evaluate for risk of serious eye disease
• How to get your patients with eye problems to the appropriate next provider for diagnosis/treatment