Eye Disorders Blueprint Flashcards
Lid margin ulcers
Painful dry scales
Blepharitis
Staph/infx
Lid margin; No ulcers
Pruritic greasy scales
Blepharitis
Seborrheic/inflamm
Black eye
Pain, diplopia, dec EOM
Incarcerated muscle or nerve
Blowout fracture
orbital floor/wall
Dx/Tx of Blowout fx
CT
Urgent consult
Abx, Tetanus
Tx Blepharitis
Difficult (recurrent, chronic, resistant to tx)
Warm compress
Abx (Staph); Steroid (Seborr)
Ophthalmo PE order
Visual Acuity Color Vision Visual Fields PERRLA EOMI Anterior Chamber External Lids
Opthalmo Tools
Penlight (swinging, near reflex) Ophthalmoscope (red reflex, post chamber) Slit Lamp (outer eye, ant chamber) Tonometer (IOP; nml < 22) Amsler Grid (macular degen)
Transient vision loss
TIA
Migraine
Acute vision loss
usually emergent
Trauma Retinal Artery Occlusion Retinal Vein Occlusion Retinal Detachment Angle Closure Glaucoma Temporal Arteritis Hyphema Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Chronic reversible vision loss
Cataract
Refractive Error
Corneal Dystrophy
Chronic irreversible vision loss
Macular Degeneration (Age-related)
Glaucoma
DM Retinopathy
Benign “red eye”
FB Corneal abrasion Subconjunctival Hem Conjunctivitis Episcleritis/Scleritis
Pathologic “red eye”
Uveitis Angle Closure Glaucoma Hyphema Infxn Cellulitis Herpetic Infxn
Exophthalmos
Bilateral protrusion:
Grave’s dz
Proptosis
Unilateral protrusion: Orbital cellulitis Tumor Hemorrhage Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Older person Recent sinus or dental infxn fever painful/injected eye; swollen shut decreased vision proptosis Marcus Gunn pupil CT: fluid collection/stranding
Orbital cellulitis (emergent) or retro-orbital cellulitis
Blood cx
IV abx: Ceftriax, Vanco
Admit surg
Younger person Superficial trauma Red, hot, swollen (cellulitis of) lid Normal vision No proptosis or Marcus Gunn pupil
Preseptal cellulitis
Warm compress
Augmentin
Young person Inflamed nasolacrimal sac 2/2 infxn or obstruct of nasolacrimal duct medial canthus Pain, swelling, redness Tearing, crusting, ? pus
Dacryocystitis
Staph, Strep, Pseudo
Tx: Dacryocystitis
Warm compress
Nasal decongestant
Oral abx
Adult Infxn/inflamm of lacrimal glands Red, tearing, FB sens Acute = pain swelling upper/outer lid Chronic = painless enlargement of upper lid
Dacryoadenitis
Acute = viral (mumps, EBV) or bacterial (Staph, gonn) Chronic = Sarcoid, TB, granulation, lymphoma