Common Eye Problems

Question 1

blepharitis

Answer 1

inflammation of the the lids

Question 2

what is blepharitis caused by

Answer 2

hypersensitivity to staph infection of the lids and glandular hypersecretion

Question 3

how do you treat blepharitis

Answer 3

treat with warm, moist towel compresses and dilute baby shampoo scrub

Question 4

noninfections lipogranuloma of the meiboman gland

Answer 4

chalazion

Question 5

painful red module of the lid margin with central core of pus

Answer 5

hordeolum

Question 6

how do you treat hordeolum

Answer 6

antibiotic treatment and dry heat

Question 7

xanthelasma

Answer 7

cholesterol deposits seen in familial hypercholesterolemai

Question 8

inflammation of the lacrimal sac

Answer 8

dacryocystitis

Question 9

how do you treat dacryocystitis

Answer 9

treat with pus drainage (stab incision) local and systemic antibiotics

Question 10

definitive treatment for dacryocystitis

Answer 10

fistula of lacrimla sac and nasal cavity (dacrycytorhinostomy)

Question 11

inflammation of the lacrimal gland

Answer 11

dacryadenitis

Question 12

treatment of dacryoadenitis

Answer 12

moist heat and local antibiotics

Question 13

mucupurlent discharge

Answer 13

chalmydia and toxic conjunctivitis

Question 14

serous discharge

Answer 14

viral, allergic, and toxic conjunctivitis

Question 15

mucoid discharge

Answer 15

chlamydial, allergic, toxic conjunctivitis

Question 16

puruluent

Answer 16

bacteiral conjunctivitis

Question 17

drugs for bacterial conjunctivitis treatment

Answer 17

erythro
bacitracin polymixin B
aminoglycosides: gentamicin and neomycin, and flouroquinolones

Question 18

dendritic ulcer

Answer 18

herpetic keratitis

Question 19

what shouldn’t be used for herpes keratitis

Answer 19

steroid drops!

Question 20

flat cysts that may grow during hormonal changes and are varably pigmented and stantionary

Answer 20

pigmented nevus

Question 21

fibrovascular growth that extends from the conjunctiva into the cornea

Answer 21

pterygium

Question 22

what is pterygium caused by

Answer 22

usually from sun, UV trauma, wind exposure and is more common in equatorial regions and people that work outside

Question 23

the casue of 90% of eyelid malignancies

Answer 23

basal cell carcinoma

Question 24

elevatd mass, thicked well defined erythematous margins with a central crater or ulcer

Answer 24

basal cell carcinoa

Question 25

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 25

arises from actinic keratonosis, elevated keratinizing mass and can metastasize to regional lymph nodes

Question 26

blood in the anterior chamber

Answer 26

hyphema