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Conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva,
the outermost layer of the eye
What is conjunctivitis?
The most common cause is viral infection by adenovirus, but can also be caused by
The most common cause of
conjunctivitis? allergens or bacterial infection.
A patient presents with an itching, Allergic conjunctivitis
tearing, right eye. Upon examination
large cobblestone papillae are found
under the upper lid. What is the
probable diagnosis?
Pt will presents with bilateral Viral conjunctivitis
preauricular lymphadenopathy,
copious watery discharge, scant
mucoid discharge. What is the
probable diagnosis?
Pt will presents with acute onset of Bacterial conjunctivitis
copious purulent discharge from both
eyes. Eyes
"glued" shut in the AM. There are NO
visual changes and no ciliary injection.
What is the probable diagnosis?
What organisms are typically Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae.
responsible for causing bacterial
conjunctivitis?
Treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis? Topical antibiotics: erythromycin, FQs, sulfonamides, aminoglycosides
Contact lenses use = pseudomonas. Treat with
Treatment for contact lens wearer?
fluoroquinolone (ciprofloxacin/Ciloxan drops)
Viral conjunctivitis is self limiting. Treatment includes cool compresses,
Treatment of viral conjunctivitis?
artificial tears, olopatadine (Patanol) for itchiness
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Systemic antihistamines and topical antihistamines or mast cell
Treatment of allergic conjunctivitis?
stabilizers. (Naphcon-A, Ocuhist, generics)
Reactive arthritis (post-infectious arthritis with urethritis and conjunctivitis was
What condition is a seronegative formerly known as Reiter syndrome). This condition is often precipitated
arthritis that is often seen in by a sexually transmitted disease (often linked to Chlamydia
combination with urethritis and trachomatis) or gastroenteritis and
conjunctivitis? may present with lesions in multiple locations (mouth, penis, extremities), swollen
toes and heel pain.
What is the most common type of Conjunctivitis (purulent)
gonorrhea infection that can be seen
in newborns?
What is the treatment of neonatal Oral erythromycin
conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia
trachomatis?
A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in
What is a cataract?
vision. It can affect one or both eyes.
Cataracts are painless and often it develops slowly. Symptoms may include faded
Presentation of cataracts? colors, blurry vision, halos around light, trouble with bright lights, and
trouble seeing at night. This may result in trouble driving, reading, or
recognizing faces
Risk factors for cataracts include age (usually > 60), smoking, ETOH, sunlight
What are the risk factors for
exposure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, prolonged drug use (esp.
developing cataracts?
glucocorticoids), radiation
Presbyopia (farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens
What are the five most common
of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age), cataracts,
causes of visual impairment in the
age-related macular
elderly?
degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma.
What are the leading causes of ●Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in elderly
blindness in elderly Caucasians? How Caucasians.
about elderly African Americans? ●Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in elderly African Americans
And the overall leading ● The overall leading cause of blindness worldwide is cataracts.
cause of blindness worldwide?
● Visual acuity is tested
● Ophthalmoscope
● Slit-lamp microscope
Diagnosis of cataracts?
*Cataracts typically have one of three
components: nuclear sclerosis, cortical
spoking, and posterior subcapsular
haze
Opaque nucleus, manifested as a yellow-
brown hazy structure at the center of
Nuclear Sclerosis (yellowing)?
the lens on slit lamp examination
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