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What is the pattern of redness of conjunctivitis?

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conjunctival injection: diffuse dilation of conjuctival vessels with redness that tends to be maximal peripherally

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What is the pattern of redness in subconjuctival hemorrhage?

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leakage of blood outside of the vessels, producing a homogenous, sharply demarcated, red area that resolves over 2 weeks

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What is the pattern of redness of Corneal injury or Infection, Acute Iritis, and Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma?

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ciliary injection: dilation of deeper vessels that are visible as radiating vessels or a reddish violet flush around the limbus. Ciliary injection is an important sign of these 3 conditions, but may not be apparent.

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Is Conjuctivitis painful?

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mild discomfort rather than pain

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is Subconjuctival Hemorrhage painful?

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NO

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is a corneal injury or infection painful?

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moderate to severe, superficial

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is acute iritis painful?

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moderate, aching, deep

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is acute angle closure glaucoma painful?

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severe, aching, deep

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Is your vision impaired with conjunctivitis?

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not affected, except for temporary mild blurring due to discharge

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is ur vision impaired with subconjunctival hemorrhage?

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no

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is your vision affected with corneal injury or infection?

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usually decreased

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is your vision affected by acute iritis?

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decreased; photophobia

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is your vision affected by acute angle closure glaucoma?

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decreased

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is there ocular discharge with conjunctivitis?

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watery, mucoid, or mucopurulent

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is there ocular discharge with subconjuctival hemorrhage?

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no

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is there ocular discharge with a corneal injury or infection?

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watery or purulent

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is there ocular discharge with acute iritis?

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no

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is there ocular discharge with acute angle closure glaucoma?

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no

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is the pupil affected in conjunctivitis or subconjuctival hemorrhage?

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no

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is the pupil affected in a corneal injury or infection?

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not affected unless iritis develops

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is the pupil affected in acute iritis?

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small and irregular

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is the pupil affected in acute angle closure glaucoma?

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dilated and fixed

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T/F the core an is clear in conjunctivitis and subconjuctival hemorrhage?

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true

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How is the core an affected in a corneal injury or infection?

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changes depends on cause

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How is the cornea affected in acute iritis?

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clear or slightly clouded; injection confined to corneal limbus

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how is the cornea affected in acute angle closure glaucoma?

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steamy and cloudy

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27
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What causes conjunctivitis?

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bacterial, viral, and other infections, highly contagious; allergy; irritation

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What causes subconjuctival hemorrhage?

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often none; may result from trauma, bleeding disorders, or sudden increase in venous pressure as from cough

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what is the significance of a corneal injury or infection?

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abrasions, and other injuries; viral and bacterial infections

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30
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what is the significance of acute iritis?

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associated with systemic infection; Herpes zoster, tuberculosis; refer promptly

31
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what is the significance of acute angle glaucoma?

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acute increase in intraocular pressure constitutes an emergency

32
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a drooping of the upper lid

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ptosis

33
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what causes ptosis

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myasthenia gravis, damage to the oculomotor nerve, and damage to the sympathetic nerve supply (Horner’s syndrome)

  • a weakened muscle, relaxed tissue, and the weight of herniated fat may cause senile ptosis
  • may be congenital
34
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an inward turning of the lid margin; the lower lashes, often invisible when turned inward, irritate the conjunctiva and lower cornea

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entropion; more commonly found in elderly

35
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how do you check for an entropion that is not obvious?

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ask the patient to squeeze the lids together and then open them, then check for the entropion

36
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margin of the lower lid is turned outward, exposing the palpebral conductive. when the punctum of the lower lid turns outward, the eye no longer drains well, and tearing occurs.

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ectropion, more common in elderly

37
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wide eyed stare; rim of sclera between the upper lid and the iris.

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lid retraction

38
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Retracted lids and “lid lag” when eyes move from up to down markedly increase the likelihood of _____, especially when accompanied by fine tremor, moist skin, and heart rate > 90 beats per minute

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hyperthyroidism

39
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protrusion of the eyeball; triggered by auto reactive T lymphocytes

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exophthalmos

40
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Exophthalmos is a common feature of _____

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Graves’ ophthalmopathy

41
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In Unilateral exophthalmos what 4 things should be in your differential diagnosis?

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  1. Graves Disease (usually bilateral)
  2. trauma
  3. orbital tumor
  4. granulomatous disorder
42
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a harmless yellowish triangular nodule in the bulbar conductive on either side of the iris. appears frequently with aging, first on the nasal and then on the temporal side

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pinguecula

43
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a localized ocular inflammation of the episcleral vessels. vessels appear movable over the scleral surface. may be nodular or show only redness and dilated vessels

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Episcleritis

44
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What are the 3 diseases associated with episcleritis?

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  1. rheumatoid arthritis
  2. Sjogren’s syndrome
  3. herpes zoster
45
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a painful tender red infected in a gland at the margin of the eyelid

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sty

46
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a subacute nontender, usually painless nodule involving a blocked meibomian gland. May become acutely acutely inflamed but unlike a sty usually points inside the lid rather than on the lid margin

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Chalazion

47
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slightly raised yellowish, well circumscribed plaques that appear along the nasal portion of one or both eyelids. may accompany lipid disorders

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xanthemasma

48
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a swelling between the lower eyelid and nose

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inflammation of the lacrimal sac (dacryocystitis)

49
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acute inflammation of the lacrimal sac (Dacryocystitis) description

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painful red and tender

50
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chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac (Dacryocystitis) discription

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obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct

tearing is prominent and pressure on the sac produces regurgitation of material through the puncta of the eyelids

51
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a thin grayish white arc or cycle not quite at the edge of the cornea. accompanies normal aging but also seen in younger people, especially african american.

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corneal arcus

52
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when corneal arcs in found in young people it suggests possible ________.

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hyperlipoproteinemia. usually benign

53
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a golden to red brown ring, sometimes shading to green or blue, from copper deposition in the periphery of the cornea

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Kayser-Fleischer Ring

54
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What disease is Kayser- Fleischer Ring found in?

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Wilson’s disease

55
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Kayser - Fleischer Ring is due to a rare autosomal recessive mutation of the ATO7B gene on chromosome 13 causing what????

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  1. abnormal copper transport
  2. reduced biliary copper excretion
  3. abnormal accumulation of copper in the liver and tissue throughout the body
56
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What are some symptoms that patients present with who are diagnosed with a Kayser- Fleischer ring?

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  1. liver disease
  2. renal failure
  3. neurologic symptoms of tremor
  4. dystonia
  5. psychiatric disorders ranging from behavior changes to depression and schizophrenia
57
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A superficial grayish white opacity in the cornea, secondary to an old injury or to inflammation. Size and shape are variable.

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Corneal Scar

**do not confuse with the opaque lens of a cataract, visible on a deeper plane and only through the pupil

58
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a triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva that grows slowly across the outer surface of the cornea, usually from the nasal side

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Pterygium

59
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Will pterygium interfere with vision?

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may interfere with vision as it encroaches on the pupil

60
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opacities of the lenses visible through the pupil.

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cateracts

61
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what are the risk factors of cataracts?

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  1. old age
  2. smoking
  3. diabetes
  4. corticosteroid use
62
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looks gray when seen by a flash light. if the pup is widely dilated, the gray opacity is surrounded by a black rim

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nuclear cataract

63
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produces spokelike shadows that point - gray against black, as seen with a flashlight, or black against red with an opthalmoscope. a dilated pupil, as shown here, facilitates this observation

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peripheral contact

64
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When anisocoria is greater in bright light than in dim light, the pupil ___________.

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cannot constrict properly

65
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What are the cause of unequal pupils (Anisocoria), when anisocoria is greater in bright light than in dim light?

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  1. blunt trauma to the eye
  2. open angle glaucome
  3. impaired parasympathetic nerve supply to the iris, as in tonic pupil and oculomotor nerve paralysis
66
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Unequal pupils - when anisocoria is greater in dim light, the pupil _______.

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the smaller pupil cannot dilate properly,as in hornet’s syndrome , caused by an interruption of the sympathetic nerve supply

67
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pupil is large, regular, and usually unilateral; reaction to light is severely reduced or slowed, or even absent. Near reaction, although very slow, is present. slow accommodation cause blurred vision. deep tendon reflexes are often decreased

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Tonic Pupil (Adie’s Pupil)

68
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The dilated pupil is fixed to light and near effect ; Ptosis of the upper eyelid and lateral deviation of the eye are almost always present

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Oculomotor Nerve (CN III) Paralysis

69
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The affected pupil, though small, reacts briskly to light and near effort. Ptosis of the eyelid is present, perhaps with loss of sweating on the forehead.

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Horner’s syndrome

70
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In congenital Horner’s syndrome , the involved iris is _______.

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lighter in color than its fellow (heterochromia)

71
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small, irregular pupils, that accommodate but do not react to light indicate _________

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Argyll Robertson Pupils

72
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What disease are Argyll Robertson pupils seen in?

A

Central Nervous System Syphilis

73
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When does unilateral blindness not cause anisocoria?

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as long as the sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation to both irises is normal

74
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How can you test if unilateral blindness is causing anisocoria?

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a light directed into the seeing eye produces a direct reaction in that eye and a consensual reaction in the blind eye. A light directed into the blind eye, however, causes no response in either eye.

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