Man with blood in the eye

Man with blood in the eye

This image was taken of a 35-year-old man who presented to the urgent care center with blood in the anterior chamber of his eye after he was hit in the eye with a baseball. He bled from his nose, and his right eye swelled shut because of eyelid edema. Initial nasal hemorrhage was controlled, but he was referred to the emergency department because of pain in the inferior orbit. View the image taken (Figure 1) …

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Patient with recurring sharp pain in left eye

Patient with recurring sharp pain in left eye

The patient is a man who presents to the urgent care center after waking in the morning with a sharp pain and a feeling of \”something grainy\” in his left eye. Upon examination, you find diffuse redness of the sclera and conjunctiva, as well as tearing. Additionally, the patient appears photophobic. You are unable to assess visual acuity because he has left his contact lenses out and does not have glasses. Fluorescein examination reveals no …

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