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Should a normal urgent care physician assistant or nurse practitioner tell the different between pink eye and uveitis?
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Need slit lamp: Specialized eye exam using a slit lamp is required to diagnose uveitis. This exam is usually performed by an ophthalmologist. More about how uveitis is diagnosed is in this article: http://www.medicinenet.com/uveitis/page3.htm
Answered 5/18/2017
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Depends : Uveitis requires a slit lamp biomicroscopic examination of the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye to make the diagnosis. Some ER's have these instruments. Pink eye, infectious or allergic, can often be made by history and external examination aided by a light source and magnification. A slit lamp is useful but not always required in an ER or quick care facility. So the answer: It depends.
Answered 10/21/2017
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