Eye Flashcards
When treating which would exacerbate eye condition in graves
Causes of increase thyroid edge disease
If pt hypothyroidism following Rx
Radio iodine will increase exophalmus.
Smoking
Style first line mx
Hot compression
Causes of tunnel vision
Glaucoma
Retinitis pigmentosa
Retinal detachment
Functional visual loss - no anatomical correspondence
Risk factors of open angle glaucoma
intraocular pressure (IOP) >21mmHg— the major risk factor— but 30% of newly diagnosed glaucoma patients have ‘normal’ pressure
- Family history (increase risk ×10)
- increase age
- Black race
- Abnormal BP (increase in elderly)
- myopia
- increase plasma viscosity
Gradual Vision loss causes
Chronic glaucoma
Diabetic retinopathy
Cataract
Age related macular degeneration
Central serous retinopathy (CSR)
Macular hole
Macular dystrophies
Retinitis pigmentosa
Epiretinal membrane
Optic atrophy
Compressive lesions of the optic pathway
Retinoblastoma
Retinal melanoma
Retinal metastases
Which familial disorder causes night blindness
Retinitis pigmentosa
Which drug cause acute angle glucoma
Tropicamide
Tearing of eye cause. Need to complete q
dacryocystitis
Cover test
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Which drug cause acute angle glaucoma
TCA ampitriptyllin
Topicamide
S/s of Holmes aide syndrome
Unilateral enlarged pupil . Later can effect both eyes
Reduce/absent tendon reflex
Reduce vision
Note
Usually occurs in young adult
a rare neurological disorder affecting the pupil of the eye. In most patients the pupil is larger than normal (dilated) and slow to react in response to direct light. Absent or poor tendon reflexes are also associated with this disorder. In most individuals, the cause is unknown (idiopathic), but Adie syndrome can occur as due to other conditions such as trauma, surgery, lack of blood flow (ischemia) or infection.
Which drug can cause eye colour change and thickening of the eyelashes
Latanoprost
Rx for wet macular degeneration
Ranibizumab
Herpes zoster ocular
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Causes of papilloedema on
. Intracranial SOL
- Encephalitis
- SAH
- Optic neuritis
- Disc infiltration, e.g. leukaemia
- Ischaemic optic neuropathy
- Benign intracranial hypertension
- Retinal venous obstruction
- malignant hypertension
- metabolic causes, e.g. hypocalcaemia