Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Bacterial conjunctivitis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Purulent/mucopurulent discharge - thick, yellow-green; distinguishes bacterial from viral (watery)
- Eyelid crusting and sticking - especially on waking ('glued shut')
- Conjunctival injection - diffuse; bilateral (often starts unilateral, spreads within 1-2 days)
- Visual acuity preserved - persistent reduced acuity is a red flag
- Gritty/foreign body sensation - frank pain is unusual
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