15.1 Eye Diseases Flashcards
COA Ocular Diseases
Neoplasm
New growth
Neo
New but bad version
Neovascularization
New vessel growth (small and leaky vessles)
Benign
Not dangerous
Malignant
Dangerous/ likely cancerous
Metastasize
Cancer has moved to a new tissue and eating it too
Nevis/ Nevi
Non scary/ freckle
Hordeolum vs chalazion
Hordeolum= soft. Topical usually help. VS. Chalazion= hard and encapsulated, topicals won’t touch. Usually needs procedure to remove
Bleph
Lid involved
Belpharitis
Crusting at lids
Ptosis vs Dermatochalasis(DMC)
Ptosis= drooping skin. VS. DMC= skin+fat droop
Ectropion vs entropion
Ec= lids roll OUT. VS. EN= lids roll IN
Lagophthalmos
Lids lag and won’t shut completely
Pinguecula vs Ptyergium
Ping= never crosses cornea border (bc penguins cant fly or move over the cornea). VS. Pterygium= overgrowth over cornea
K abrasion vs K Ulcer
Abrasion = just a cut. VS. Ulcer= bacteria infection make soft gooey open sore on cornea