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The term red eye applies to a variety of infectious or inflammatory ocular disease processes that involve ocular tissue. Although red eye is the most common ocular problem seen by primary care physicians, accurate diagnosis is challenging due to the many etiologies of red eye. The most common cause of red eye is conjunctivitis, and additional causes include allergy, dry eye, and the use of contact lenses and systemic medications. Red eye can also present as a manifestation of underlying systemic disorders. Infectious Diseases in Children, through the sponsorship of Alcon Laboratories, selected a faculty comprising an allergist, pediatricians, and ophthalmologists to obtain a broad perspective on the diagnosis and management of red eye. This monograph will provide professionals specializing in pediatrics a review of the myriad presentations of red eye, especially bacterial, viral and allergic conjunctivitis, and the various treatment options. The clinicians will discuss tips for easy and accurate diagnosis, preferred treatment modalities and indications for referral to an ophthalmologist or an allergist. I would like to thank the faculty for their insightful discussion and Alcon Laboratories for sponsoring this symposium and monograph project. Philip A. Brunell, MD |
 Pediatrician Philip A. Brunell, MD, Moderator is Chief Medical Editor INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN |
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 Ophthalmologist Mark B. Abelson, MD, FRCS is clinical associate professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and senior clinical scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. |
 Ophthalmologist Peter A. D’Arienzo, MD, is clinical assistant professor of ophthalmology, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, New York, clinic director, Ophthalmology Residency Program, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens and is in private practice, Manhasset, New York. |
 Pediatrician Frederick N. Friedman, MD, FAAP is in private practice in Beverly Hills, attending physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles. |
 Pediatric Ophthalmologist David B. Granet, MD, FACS, FAAP, FAAO is director, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Services, UCSD/Ratner Children's Eye Center and associate professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego. |
 Ophthalmologist Bob Q. Lanier, MD is medical director, Texas Institute for Clinical Trials, Fort Worth, Texas. |
 Allergist Dennis L. Spangler, MD is associate clinical professor at the Medical College of Georgia, president of the American Association of Certified Allergists and chief medical officer of Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia. |
The ideas and opinions expressed in this Infectious Diseases in Children monograph do not necessarily reflect those of the editor, the editorial board or the publisher, and in no way imply endorsement by the editor, the editorial board or the publisher.