SATURDAY, 26 JUNE 2010
HOTEL TAJ MOUNT ROAD, CHENNAI
Dr Rao does a Webcast on Red Eye
Travel and attending meetings out of town is steadily becoming more difficult – both for the Speaker and the Attendees.
Awebcast offers a convenient platform for such activities. The speaker is in his hometown and the audience is in theirs. With some coordination, logging on to the website allows realtime transmission of the talk and allows the audience to ask questions and interact with the speaker as well.
Dr Srinivas K Rao spoke about the differential diagnosis of the Red Eye
A Red Eye is the final appearance of the ocular surface in a variety of condition – dryness, infection, allergies etc.
The patient will often present with the same symptoms, no matter the underlying condition and the Doctor has to decide what is wrong.
A systematic approach to the condition is required to arrive at a precise diagnosis, which then allows specific treatment and cure
Dr Rao spoke about the various conditions that cause Red eye and his approach to diagnosis and management of such patients.
A patient presents with severe swelling of the eye since 2 days – the diagnosis is atopic allergy.
With cold compresses, antihistamines and topical steroid, rapid resolution of the redness and swelling occurs within the next 2 days.
