A 30-year-old is complaining of her left eye being red, with watery discharge, and it feels like she has something in it. She also states her eye hurts and she has photophobia. She said it started 1 day ago. She denies a cough, fever, sore throat, or facial pain. She wears daily disposable contacts and sometimes she falls asleep with them on. She has no significant past medical history and denies history of allergies. On examination, her eye is red around the cornea, the pupil reacts briskly, and the lens has a slight opacity. A likely diagnosis is:
A) viral conjunctivitis.
B) bacterial conjunctivitis.
C) keratitis.
D) acute angle glaucoma.

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The symptoms and history suggest keratitis, likely due to contact lens use, which can cause corneal inflammation and lead to pain, photophobia, and a sensation of a foreign body in the eye.

A 30-Year-Old Is Complaining of Her Left Eye Being Red