Conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis

Author: PedsCases Team November 6, 2023 Duration: 17:56

This podcast will cover an approach to conjunctivitis, or pink eye. It will compare and contrast the classic presentation of the four types of conjunctivitis, the management strategies and red flags that should prompt urgent ophthalmology referral. The podcast was created by Kim Papp, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Matthew Benson, an Ophthalmologist from Edmonton, Alberta.


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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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