Eye Pathology

Question 1

caused by acute folliculitis of the Meibomian or Zeis glands

Answer 1

sty (hordeolum)

Question 2

most common malignancy of the eyelid? commonly at lower eyelid or medial canthus

Answer 2

basal cell carcinoma, sebaceous carcinoma, and Kaposi

Question 3

most type of conjunctivitis

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allergic

Question 4

bacterial conjuncitivitis due to?

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H. influenza and strep pneumo

Question 5

leading cause of blindness worldwide?

Answer 5

chlamydia

Question 6

treatment for conjunctivitis?

Answer 6

vasoconstrictors, antibiotics

Question 7

dry eye, painful drying and scarring of the cornea in _____ syndrome

Answer 7

Sjogren

Question 8

idiopathic dry eye seen commonly in _______, may be associated with _______

Answer 8

older women, menopause

Question 9

vascularized conjunctival tissue, which may grow over iris obscuring vision

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pterygium

Question 10

has more pain nerve fibers than any other tissue in body, heals faster than any other tissue in body, basement membrane does not regenerate following injury

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cornea

Question 11

physical exam reveals conjunctivitis, best treated with patch, antibiotics rarely necessary

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corneal abrasions

Question 12

causes multiple, minute corneal ulcers, may be primary or recurrent, should NOT be treated with steroids, looks like chinese character

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herpes simplex corneal ulcers

Question 13

fungal keratitis of cornea

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fusarium

Question 14

most common cause in US is aging, replacement is routine treatment

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cataracts

Question 15

optic neuropathy, excavation of optic nerve head and progressive loss of visual field sensitivity, usually caused by increased intraocular pressure

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glaucoma

Question 16

AV nicking, hemorrhage, micro-aneurysms, exudates, and cotton wool spots (infarcted nerve fiber layer)

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hypertensive retinopathy

Question 17

characterized by neo-vascular proliferation in the retina, which obscures vision, retinal detachment and blindness common

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proliferative retinopathy

Question 18

high oxygen tension in premature infants, proliferative retinopathy occurs, maybe accompanied by retinal detachment and fibrovascular mass behind lens

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retinopathy of prematurity

Question 19

can be caused by histoplasmosis, toxoplasmosis, CMV, toxocara

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retinitis

Question 20

dog and cat roundworms can cause a syndrome of visceral larvae migrans (VLM) or _______ in humans, cataract due to infammation and scarring b/c larvae passing through anterior chamber

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toxocariasis

Question 21

associated with a retinal tear, often due to trauma or collapse of vitreous, traction detachment-adhesions formed during diabetic retinopathy or infection may pull retina away from pigment layer

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rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Question 22

collection of fluid between the retina and pigment epithelium, occurs during choroiditis or melanoma

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non-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Question 23

most common cause of decreased visual acuity (blindness) in the US, may be related to smoking, hyperlipidemia, or genetic causes

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age related macular degeneration

Question 24

edema of head of optic nerve, due to compression of nerve of elevated CSF pressure

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papilledema

Question 25

- malignant neoplasm that arises from immature retinal neurons - most common intraocular neoplasm of childhood - treat w/ enucleation and chemo, may spread to CNS along optic enrve

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retinoblastoma

Question 26

only 6-8% inherited, the rest spontaneous, deletion of tumor suppressor (Rb), increased risk of osteosarcoma

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retinoblastoma

Question 27

lack of red reflex, large white mass, retinal neoplasia rosettes

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retinoblastoma

Question 28

any type of inflammation in one or more tissues of the uvea (iris, choroid, ciliary)

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uveitis

Question 29

most common malignancy of the eye, usually involving uveal tract

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metastatic carcinoma

Question 30

most common primary malignancy of eye

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uveal tract melanoma

Question 31

- arise from melanocytes in the uvea - metastasis usually to liver - treat w/ enucleation or radiation

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uveal tract melanoma