Corneal Abrasion: Treatment, Red Flags, and When to Call Ophthalmology

Subscribe for more 👁️ content! Preservative free artificial tear (PFAT) eye drops: Refresh Plus: https://amzn.to/4g6ECmC Refresh Optic Mega-3: https://amzn.to/4jku726 Join the Red Eye MD newsletter: https://redeyemd.kit.com I am a FIGS ambassador, but this video is NOT sponsored by or created in partnership with FIGS. ✨FIGS scrubs discount code: AlanaJTFirstFIGS   / iamdrtrot   Corneal abrasions hurt! Whether you're in clinic, urgent care, the ED, or rounding in the hospital, you might be the first person to manage this painful, common eye condition. This high yield comprehensive guide covers corneal abrasion symptoms, treatment options, antibiotic selection, red flags, and when to call ophthalmology. It also includes a bonus differential diagnosis for clinicians who want to go beyond the basics. For physicians, PAs, and clinicians managing eye patients without an ophthalmologist in the room. ======== 0:00 Intro 0:24 What is a corneal abrasion? 0:40 Symptoms 1:15 Why the cornea hurts so much 1:52 Corneal abrasion management 4:13 Eye drop, ointment or both? 6:15 When to be concerned 7:13 Open globe: red flags to recognize 8:14 When to call ophthalmology 8:40 Corneal abrasion differential diagnosis ======== DISCLAIMER: This video may contain ambassador and/or affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission or credit if you click on the link, make a purchase through these links and/or use an ambassador code at no additional cost to you. This video is NOT sponsored by FIGS. MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: All of the content in this video and description including infor­ma­tion, opinions, con­tent, ref­er­ences, and links is for infor­ma­tional pur­poses only. The Author does not pro­vide any med­ical advice on the Site. This video should NOT be used for medical advice or to guide clinical practice. The author takes no responsibility for any actions taken or not taken based on the information provided. The accuracy of the information in this video cannot be guaranteed. Access­ing, viewing, read­ing, or oth­er­wise using this content does NOT cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and its author. Pro­vid­ing per­sonal or med­ical infor­ma­tion to the Principal author does not cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and the Principal author or authors. Noth­ing con­tained in this video or its description is intended to estab­lish a physician-patient rela­tion­ship, to replace the ser­vices of a trained physi­cian or health care pro­fes­sional, or oth­er­wise to be a sub­sti­tute for pro­fes­sional med­ical advice, diag­no­sis, or treatment. Please con­sult a licensed physi­cian or appropriately-credentialed health care professional in your com­mu­nity in all mat­ters relat­ing to your health. #cornealabrasion #eyescratch #redeye #redeyemd #ophthalmology