Describe What You See... Flashcards
1
Q
What should you describe when looking at the optic disc?
A
- Colour picture
- Left/right eye
- Can you see the optic disc?
- Is it a normal colour? (yellow-pink)
- Can you see a normal-sized optic cup (<0.4 of disc)
- Can you see the optic vein and artery?
- Is the optic disc margin well defined?
2
Q
What should you describe when looking at the eye as a whole?
A
- Colour picture
- Left or right eye
- Eyelids (may be swollen)
- Eyelashes (may be matted together)
- Discharge?
- Redness
- Injected vessels
- Corneal light reflect - symmetrical?
- Pupils dilated/constricted/normal
- Is iris normal in appearance/hazy/poorly defined?
3
Q
Where do you see lesions in herpes zoster (shingles) around eye?
A
Vesicular lesions in area supplied by CNV1 (trigeminal - opthalmic division)
4
Q
Why in shingles are there also lesions on the nose?
A
nasociliary branch supplies nose, this comes from opthalmic division of trigeminal nerve
5
Q
How are haemorrhages in the eye often described?
A
flame shaped
OR
dot and blot
6
Q
What are white spots in retina?
A
usually exudates
Cotton wool spots are soft exudate
Hard exudate is likely to be laser burns
7
Q
What causes massive irregular small callibre vessels?
A
poorly controlled diabetes
