Eyes Flashcards
Chalazion =
Inflammation of meibomian glands
Pinguecula
Yellow nodular growth on the cornea
Pterygium
Overgrowth of conjunctivae
Astigmatism
Several focal points
Corrected with cylindrical lens
Blowout fracture
Inferior orbital floor fracture
Vertical diplopia
Blurry vision
Zygomatic fracture
Blow to the lateral side of the face.
In road traffic accident
Horizontal diplopia
Myopia
Can see computer but not blackboard
Shortsightedness
Best treatment for open angle glaucoma
Timolol
Renopathy screening for patients with diabetes
Every two years
If poor glycaemic control than every year
Treatment of diabetic retinopathy
Photo coagulation
Enophthalmos
Sunken eyes
Posterior displacement of eyeball within the orbit
Due to orbital fracture
Hyphema
Accumulation of blood in the anterior chamber
Urgent ophthalmologist review
Draining in operating theatre
Reduced ability to see in bright light
Glare when driving at night
Cataract
Curtain coming down over the eye
Retinal detachment
Also floaters, flashes and painless loss of vision
Trauma with blunt object can cause
Cataract
What is not a contraindication to topical better blockers?
Severe hypertension
Stain on the cornea caused by a metallic foreign Body
Rust ring
Cupping of the optic disc
Advanced chronic glaucoma
Lens is stiff and is harder to accommodate
Presbyopia
Easier to see through a pinhole
Gold standard for diagnosis of angle closure glaucoma
Gonioscopy
Evaluates the internal draining system of the eye
Most common cause of unilateral as well as bilateral exophthalmos
Graves’ disease
Most important sign of orbital fracture
Diplopia
Treatment of chemical burn
Flush eye with normal saline
after
irrigating with water
By what age should babies’s eyes be well aligned?
5-6 months