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Goblet cells most dense where

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inferonasally and in the fornices

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Krause and Wolfring - where

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stroma

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Subacute or chronic chemosis

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thyroid, allergic, meningitis, vasculitis, superior vena cava syndrome, right-sided heart failure, nephrotic syndrome

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True membranes

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adenoviral, gonococcal, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, ligneous, Stevens-Johnson

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Follicles

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vessels around, lymphoid germinal centre. viral, chlamydial, Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome, hypersensitivity to topical medications

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Papillae - size, causes

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vascular core, macro<1mm, giant>1mm. bacterial, allergic, chronic blepharitis, contact lens, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, floppy eyelid syndrome

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Lymphadenopathy

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viral, chlamydial, gonococcal, Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome

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Systemic symptoms

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gonococcus, meningococcus, Chamydia, H. influenzae

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Gonococcal

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true membranes, lymphadenopathy, systemic symptoms, eyelid edema and erythema, hyperacute purulent, peripheral corneal ulceration, gram(-) kidney-shaped intracellular diplococci (also meningococcal), chocolate agar, Thayer-Martin

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Treatment gonococcal and meningococcal

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1g of intramuscular ceftriaxone. quinolone, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, bacitracin + systemic (3g cephalosporin)

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Treatment H. Influenzae

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amoxicillin with clavulanic acid

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Treatment Chlamydial

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Azithromycin 1g (single dose) repeated after 1 week. Doxycycline 100mg 2x1 for 7-10 days. Erythromycin 500mg 4x1 for 7 days, amo, ciprofloxacine

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Trachoma - chronic immune response

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cell-mediated delayed hypersensitivity (Type IV)

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Arlt line

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broad confluent conjunctival scars

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Herbert pits

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row of shallow depressions after resolving of superior limbal follicles

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Neonatal conjunctivitis (ophthalmia neonatorum) - causes and prophilaxis. Chlamydial treatment

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C. trachomatis, N, gonorrhoeae, HSV-2, streptococci, staphylococci, H. influenzae, G(-), congenital nasolacrimal obstruction. povidone-iodine 2.5%, ery 0.5% / tetracycline 1% ointment, silver nitrate 1%. Chlamydial treatment - oral ery for 2 weeks

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pharyngoconjunctival fever - serovars, keratitis

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3, 4, 7. keratitis 30%

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epidemic keratoconjunctivitis - serovars, keratitis

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8, 19, 37. keratitis 80%

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forms of viral conjunctivitis

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non-specific acute follicular conjunctivitis, pharyngoconjunctival fever, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, chronic/relapsing adenoviral conjunctivtis, varicella, measles, mumps, molloscum contagiosum (poxvirus)

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Seasonal allergic conjunctivtitis

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sping, summer, common, tree and grass pollen. Sneezing, nasal discharge

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Parennial allergic conjunctivtitis

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throughout the year, worse in autumn, house dust mites, animal dander, fungal. Milder. Sneezing, nasal discharge

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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC)

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type I hypersensitivity, recurrent bi, boys, from 5yo remission late teens, warm dry climate, history asthma, eczema, late spring and summer. Palpebral (upper tarsal conj), Limbal (black, asian). Horner-Trantas dots, velvety papillary hypertrophy, giant papillae, ‘shield’ ulcer, HSV

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Horner-Trantas dots

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Gelatinous limbal conjunctival papillae in VKC

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Atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC)

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type I and IV hypersensitivity, rare bi, chronic unremitting, parennial worse in winter, 30-50yo, inferior palpebral, history atopic dermatitis (eczema), asthma. more severe than VKC, more skin changes, blepharitis, keratoconus, shield-like anterior or PSC, Hertoghe sign, Dennie-Morgan folds. cornea scarring more than VKC

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Hertoghe sign

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AKC, absence of the lateral portion of the eyebrows

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Non-allergic eosinophilic conjunctivitis

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common, chronic non-atopic, middle-aged women, dry eye, rhinitis, no IgE

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Mucous membrane pemphigoid (cicatricial pemphigoid)

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type II (cytotoxic) hypersensitivity, old, F:M 2:1, insidious or relapsing-remitting non-specific bi conjunctivitis, papillary

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cicatricial pemphigoid - treatment

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dapsone, antimetabolites, steroids, iv immunoglobulin therapy, rituximab, artificial tears, ciclosporin, tacrolimus, retinoic acid, lid hygiene, subconj mitomycin C/steroid injection,lysis of symblaphara with sterile glass rod, scleral ring, punctal occlusion, lateral tarsorrhaphy, botulinum toxin-induced ptosis, mucous membrane autografting or amniotic membrane transplantation, limbal stem cell transfer, keratoprosthesis

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Stevens-Johnson syndrome - other name, type sensitivity, factors

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toxic epidermal necrolysis (Lyell syndrome). type IV cell-mediated delayed hypersensitivity. antibiotics (sulfonamides and trimethoprim), analgesics (paracetamol), cold remedies, anticonvulants, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, HSV, cancer

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Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis

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uncommon, uni or bi, middle-aged F, 50% thyroid, symptoms more than signs, remission eventually, blink-related trauma between upper lid and superior bulbar conj, tear film insufficiency, excess of lax conj tissue, papillary hypertrophy, sup punc erosions, filamentary, sup pannus

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Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis - treatment

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lubricants, acetylocysteine, mast cell stabilizers, steroids, rebamipide, ciclosporin, retinoic acid, soft CL, supratarsal steroid injection, punctal occlusion, resection fo sup limbal conj, conj ablation by silver nitrate 0.5% or thermocautery

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Ligneous conjunctivitis

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recurrent, bi, fibrin-rich pseudomembranous, mainly tarsal conj, onset 5yo, deficiency in plasmin-mediated fibrinolysis, red-white lobular masses, yellow-white mucoid, amorphous subepithelial deposits of eosinophilic material

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Ligneous conjunctivitis - treatment

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stop antifibrinolytic therapy, diathermy, topical plasminogen to soften then remove, after-hourly heparin and steroids. recur: long-term ciclosporin and steroids

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Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome

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rare, chronic low fever, uni granulomatous conjunctivitis, ipsi preauricular, B. henselae, tularemia, insect hairs (ophthalmia nodosum), T. pallidum, sporotrichosis, tuberculosis, C. trachomatis

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Factitious conjunctivitis

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inferior conjunctival injection, rose Bengal

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Pinguecula

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elastotic degeneration, nasal, actinic damage. Thermal laser ablation

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Stocker line

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iron deposition in the corneal epithelium anterior to the head of the pterygium

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Fuchs islets

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small discrete whitish flecks consisting of clusters of pterygial epithelium at advancing edge

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Pseudopterygium

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away from the horizontal, firm attachment to the cornea only at its apex

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Elastoid degenerations

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conjunctivochalasis, pinguecula, pterygium, spheroid degeneration, white limbal girdle of Vogt

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Hemorrhagic conjuctivitis

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Coxsackie A24, Picorna, Adenovirus 8, 19

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Inclusion conjunctivitis - serovars

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Chlamydia D-K

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Halber-Staedtler and Prowazek

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initial bodies in epithelial cells (basophilic intraCYTOplasmic inclusions) in trachoma

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Leber’s cells

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macrophages in the conjunctival stroma with phagocytosed debris in trachoma

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extensive molloscum lesions - what to do

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workup for HIV

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Treatment for gonorrhea conjunctivitis

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IM injection of 1gram cefriaxone, eye lavage every hour, +treatment for concurrent chlamydia

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Acute Hemorrhagic conjunctivitis - causes

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Coxackie variant A24, Enterovirus type 70, rarely adenovirus type 11

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giant papillary conjunctivitis

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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC)

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Horner-Trantas dots

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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC)

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shield ulcer - where and location

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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC), upper half of cornea

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Trachoma - serovars

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Chlamydia A-C (trAChoma)

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Adult and neonatal inclusion conjuntivitis - serovars

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Chlamydia D-K (DicK)

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Lymphangioma venereum - serovars

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Chlamydia L1-L3

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Bitot spot - where and what

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foamy lesion on bulbar conjuctiva. vit A deficiency. Corynebacterium xerosis

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Pharyngoconjunctival fever - serotypes

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Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis - serotypes

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8, 19, 37, subgroup D

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Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis - when infiltrates

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7-14 days after ocular symptoms start

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AKC

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anterior shield-shaped or posterior subcapsular cataract, HSV, S. aureus

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Halberstaedter-Prowazek Bodies

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Initially resemble band keratopathy

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Gelatinous drop-like

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Mulberries

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Gelatinous drop-like

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Chlamydia trachoma - most characteristic

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LIMBAL follicles+sequelae (Herbert pits), TARSAL conj scarring, vascular pannus (most marked on the superior limbus), conj follicules most numerous on the superior tarsus

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Pyogenic granuloma - most common causes

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pterygium removal or strabismus surgery

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Pyogenic granuloma - histo

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fibroblasts and proliferating capillaries, “spoke-wheel” vascular pattern

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Parinaud’s ocularglandular syndrome

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Granulomatous conjunctivitis with regional lymphadenopathy+constitutional symptoms. 1 week after exposure. Mostly cat-scratch disease

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Parinaud’s ocularglandular syndrome - causes

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cat-scratch disease, tularemia, sporotrichosis, tuberculosis, syphilis

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