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Your 21 year old patient is corneal abrasion
complaining of a feeling of a
"foreign-body sensation" in their eye,
but nothing is there. She wears
contacts.
What is the likely dx?
(chalazion, corneal abrasion,
hordeolum)
This disorder of the eye presents keratitis (note the decreased visual acuity is not usu.
with redness and irritation, fever, present in conjunctivitis)
sore throat, cough and decreased
visual acuity.
What is the likely dx?
conjunctivitis, uveitis, keratitis
What a serious consequence of mastoiditis
untreated otitis media in the
pediatric patient?
(conjunctivitis, meningitis, mastoiditis,
sepsis)
,Usu. caused by minor trauma such as Corneal abrasion
from a fingernail, contact lens,
eyelash or foreign body. Patient will
present with pain and sensation of a
foreign body and it can be
accompanied by photophobia,
tearing, injection and blepharospam.
Patient presents w/ a corneal record visual acuity
abrasion. What should you do before
examining or treating?
Slit lamp examination of the eye corneal abrasion
reveals an epithelial defect but a
clear cornea. What is the likely dx?
What is the treatment for a corneal topical anesthetic will provice immediate relief, but
abrasion? will retard healing.
-saline irrigation - antibiotic ointment (gentamicin)
patch for no longer than 24hrs
daily f/u
Patient presens to your clinic with Corneal ulcer
pain, photophobia an tearing.
Examination reveals circumcorneal
injection and watery to purulent
discharge. Fluorescein staining will
reveal a dense corneal infiltrate with
overlying epithelial defect. Dx?
(corneal abrasian, blehpariits,
corneal ulcer)
, How should you treat a corneal REFER TO OPTHALMOLOGIST
ulcer? stain lesion and culture
Avoid this treatment in a corneal topical steroids
ulcer because they will cause further
tissue loss and increase risk of
perforation
This disorder of the eye may be age Macular degeneration
related or secondary to the toxic
effects of drugs such as chloroquine
or phenothiazine. It is the leading
cause of irreversible central visual
loss.
Prevalence of age related macular 50
degeneration increases after what
age
Cholorquine or phenothiazine are macular degeneration
drugs that can cause this disorder of
the eye.
In macular degeneration, drusten bruchen
deposits are found in the ____
membrane, leading to degenerative
changes, loss of nutritional supply,
atrophy and neovascular
degeneration.
What is the chief clinical feature of gradual loss of central vision
macular degeneration?