Diagnosaurus
Photophobia
DDx
- Migraine
- Corneal abrasion
- Meningitis or encephalitis
- Uveitis
- Acute glaucoma
- Viral or bacterial conjunctivitis
- Keratitis (corneal ulcer or inflammation), eg, herpes simplex
- Systemic viral infection, eg, measles
- Severe dry eyes
- Ultraviolet (actinic) keratitis
- Aphakia (absence of lens)
- Albinism
- Eyestrain from refractive error
- Optic neuritis
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Last updated: March 5, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Photophobia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114415/all/Photophobia.
Zeiger RFR. Photophobia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114415/all/Photophobia. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Photophobia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114415/all/Photophobia
Zeiger RFR. Photophobia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114415/all/Photophobia.
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