Cornea Flashcards
What’s a fleischer ring
Base of cone in KC
Bacteria that penetrate the corneal epithelium
Cornyeabacterium Aegyptius (hemophilia) Nisseria Acanthamoeba Listeria Shigella
What’s a stocker line
Head of ptyregium (sTock = pTyregium)
What’s a Ferry’s line
Adjacent to filtering bleb (Ferry = Filtering)
What’s a Hudson - Stahli line
Horizontal line at lower 1/3 of cornea. Normal aging (stAhli = Age)
DDx of prominent corneal nerves
GRAFIK PENDANT
- congenital Glaucoma
- Refsum
- Acanthamoeba, amyloid
- Fuch’s
- Ichthyosis
- KC
- failed PK
- mEn 2b
- neurofibromatosis
- Dry eyes, Drugs
- Aging
- Leprosy (not sure why this is N)
- Trauma
Membranes
(SnM = sjs, neisseria give membranes)
SJS
Neisseria
Strep pyogenes
Diphtheria
Pseudomembranes
EKC, HSV OCP, GVHD Chalmydia Ligneous Kawasaki
Conj vessel anneurysms
Fabry's dz Sentinel vessels to underlying melanoma Ataxia telangiectasia SWS Sickle cell DM Gangliosidosis
Angular blepharitis
Moraxella, staph
Phlyctenules
TB
Staph
Candida, rosacea, HSV
Type IV hypersensitivity
Types of chalmydia
A-C Trachoma
D–K STD
Signs of trachoma
“Hey FATSO” (ironic because most people with trachoma are malnournished :(
Herbert pits Follicles sup>inf Arlt's line (cicatrizing conjunctiva) Trichiasis Superior pannus, superior papillae Opacification of cornea
DDx of SPK
Eyelids
- eyelid malposition
- poor eyelid closure
- trichiasis
Poor secretion of tears
- Primary (Sjogren)
- Secondary due to inflammation (Sarcoid infiltration of lacrimal gland)
- Secondary due to drops (anti-cholinergics, anti-histamines)
Inflammation
- infections
- blepharitis
- CL use
- BAK, drop toxicity
DDx of dendrites
HSV VZV Acanthamoeba Healing abrasion CL trauma
Pre-auricular lymph nodes
Parinaud's oculo-glandular EKC HSV Gonorrhea, chlamydia Trachoma Lid cellulitis/dacryoadenitis Newcastle
Definition of Parinaud’s oculo-glandular syndrome
GRANULOMATOUS follicular conjunctivitis with regional lymphadenopathy
Disciform keratitis ddx
HSV
VZV
early PBK
Acanthamoeba rx
Brolene PHMB Chlorhexidine Neomycin Ketoconazole Doxy (?)
Gonorrhea rx
IV ceftriaxone + bacitracin ointment/vigamox gtts
Co-treat for chlamydia
Chalmydia rx
Erythro oral + ongt
Doxy/azithro oral
Find and treat sexual partners
Parinauds bugs
SS, TT, ABC
Syphillis
Sporotrichosis
TB
Tularemia
Actinomyces
Bartonella Henslae
Coccidiomycosis
Ricksettia
LGV
Acute follicular conjunctivitis
Infectious
- Newcastle (lasts 1 week)
- viral (EKC, HSV, VZV)
- bacterial (chlamydia, staph, strep)
Immune
- hayfever
- allergy to drops
Chronic follicular conjunctivitis
Infectious
- Viral (EKC, HSV, VZV)
- bacterial (chalmydia, staph, strep)
- Parinaud’s
- trachoma
Immune
- hayfever
- allergy to drops
Papillary conjunctivitis
- Trachoma
- VKC (giant)
- SLK (fine)
- Floppy eyelid
- mucous fishing syndrome
- blepharitis
GPC ddx
- CL (mostly RGP)
- suture
- prosthesis
- other FB
- VKC
- atopic
Keratinization of conj
Vitamin A Squamous tumors Chronic irritation trachoma OCP, SJS
Nummular keratitis
HSV, VZV
Lyme
Others…
Keratitis with vestibular symptoms
Cogan's PAN Syphillis Wegener's Sarcoid VKH/SO CPA tumor
Chronic unilateral conjunctivitis
Lid malposition Gtts Bacterial or viral conjunctivitis Parinaud's Inflammatory (episcleritis, scleritis, or AC inflammation) OCP/SJS
Inflammatory conj nodules
Phlyctenule Ptyregium Squamous papilloma, CIN, or SCC Trauma Pyogenic granuloma Epidermal inclusion cyst Dermoid, lipodermoid Nodular scleritis, episcleritis
Filamentary keratitis
Basically the same ddx as dry eye
Eyelids
- eyelid malposition
- poor eyelid closure
Poor secretion of tears
- Primary (Sjogren)
- Secondary due to inflammation (Sarcoid infiltration of lacrimal gland)
- Secondary due to drops (anti-cholinergics, anti-histamines)
Inflammation
- infections
- blepharitis
- CL use
- VKC
Infections:
- HSV, EKC, VZV
Cicatricial conjunctivitis
DAIT
Drugs
- many drops
- SJS
Autoimmune
- OCP
- VKC
- Allergy
- sarcoid
Infectious
- trachoma
- EKC, HSV, VZV
- any other infections
Trauma
- chemical
- mechanical
- post-surgery
Congenital cloudy cornea
G-STUMPED (don’t forget the G!!)
Congenital glaucoma Sclero-cornea Trauma Ulcer MPS (Hurler, Scheie) Peter's anomaly or anterior segment dysgenesis Endothelial dz (CHED, PPMD) Dermoid cyst
Corneal pannus
CL use Trauma (chemical, mechanical) HSV, other infectious keratitis Blepharitis Ptyregium
Corneal crystals
Cystinosis
Schnyder’s crystalline dystrophy (assoc with systemic high cholesterol)
Lattice degen (amyloid)
Infectious crystalline keratopathy (strep viridans)
Multiple myeloma
Gout (uric acid crystals)
Keratoconus - associations
Eye rubbing Down's Floppy eyelids Dry eye, blepharitis Atopy, vernal LCA
Blue sclera
Nevus of Ota
Deep nevus/melanoma
Thinned sclera (scleromalacia, necrotizing scleritis)
Connective tissue dz (Ehler’s Danlos, RA, osteogenesis imperfecta)
Leukoplakia
Vit A deficiency (Bitot spots)
Squamous papilloma, CIN, SCC
Ptyregium, pinguecula
Spontaneous breaks in DM
Trauma (usually vertical for forceps) Congenital glaucoma (Haab striae, usually horizontal) Vogt striae (concentric to cone in KC)
Hydrops from KC
Spontaneous hyphema - adults and kids
Both:
- bleeding diathesis
- trauma
- after intra-ocular surgery
Kids:
- Juvenile xanthogranuloma
- RB
- Leukemia
Adults:
- Fuch’s hetereochromic iridocyclitis
- NVI/A
- Iris nevus/melanoma
- anticoagulants
Diffuse KP
NGAU
GAU
Fuch’s heterochromic iridocyclitis
Infectious keratitis
Endophthalmitis
PK rejection
Verticellata
“C-FAIC”
Chlorpromazine Fabry's disease Amiodarone Indomethacin Chloroquine
HSV vs VZV epithelial keratitis
HSV:
- dendritis
- terminal bulbs
- bed stains with fluorescein
- edges stain with rose bengal or lissamine green
VZV:
- may be pseudo-dendrites
- no terminal bulbs
- minimal staining