Revolutionize your approach to the red eye in pr-eye-mary care! Dr. Glaucomflecken (of GomerBlog/Twitter--fame) teaches us to recognize and manage common eye complaints. You’ll develop an approach to diagnosing and treating your patient with the dreaded red eye. We answer: What presentations should have us running down the hallway for that prized ophtho consult? What on earth does glaucomflecken stand for? Which eye drops are best? What is an eye dentist? Plus, answers to your twitter questions, and so much more! By the end of this episode, you’ll be sure to say “Eye Understand!” Self Assessment Questions: Take the ophtho self-assessment! Donate at FirstDescents.org to support young cancer survivors like Dr. Glaucomflecken! Written and produced by: Nora Taranto AB, Carolyn Chan MD; Original art by: Bryan Brown, MD. Edited by: Matthew Watto, MD. Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.  Times Stamps 00:00 Disclaimer 02:33 Guest bio 04:15 Dr Glaucomflecken 05:40 Best advice as a learner 06:05 Book recommendation 07:33 App recommendation 08:32 Clinical case 10:02 Corneal ulcers and contact lense hygiene 12:10 Indicators of urgent eye problems 13:39 The eye exam 18:00 Visual acuity exam without an eye chart 21:15 Approach to the red eye, blepharitis, allergic conjunctivitis 23:45 Approach to vision loss 25:52 Angle closure glaucoma, and other emergencies 27:37 Bacterial conjunctivitis 29:00 Viral conjunctivitis 31:26 Return to school or daycare after “pink eye” 34:00 Rundown of common eye medications 38:35 OTC redness relievers 40:30 Breast milk eye drops?! 42:07 How to correctly use an eye drop bottle 44:16 What does Glaucomflecken mean? 45:40 Questions from Twitter: Floaters, diabetic retinopathy treatments, blurry vision from high glucose 50:15 Eye dentists? 53:10 Take home points 54:28 Plug for First Descents charity 56:54 Outro Tags: eye, ophthalmology, eyedrop, GOMER, conjunctivitis, twitter, red, glaucoma, glaucomflecken, acute, angle, closure, glaucoma, bacterial, viral, blepharitis, assistant, care, doctor, education, family, foam, foamed, health, hospitalist, hospital, internal, internist, meded, medical, medicine, nurse, practitioner, professional, primary, physician, resident, student