General: Opthalmology Flashcards
What conditions should you be able to diagnose and treat?
Common causes of a red eye
What conditions should you be able to recognise and refer on?
Painful, red eye
Loss of vision
Double vision
Eyelid problems
What are some causes of lid lump?
Stye Chalazion Basal cell carcinoma (rodent ulcer) Molluscum contagiosum (umbilicated lesions) Papilloma Squamous cell carcinoma Keratoaanthoma
What are some causes of red eye?
Benign: Conjunctivitis Blepharitis Dry Eye Episcleritis
Dangerous: Acute angle glaucoma Iritis Disthyroid eye disease Corneal ulcer AML (acute leukemic retinopathy)
Do you need to manage loss of vision?
No, just refer
What is gradual loss of vision?
Days, weeks, months
Degenerative, neuropathic, vasculopathy
What is sudden vision loss?
Seconds, minutes, hours
Inflammatory, vascular occlusion, haemorrhage
(can be just noticed visual loss - happen to shut good eye)
What do you need to do for visual loss examination? (5)
- History: onset, distortion, PMH, pain
- Assess vision: mild, moderate or proound loss.
- Test pupil for relative afferent pupil defect
- Test field for central scotoma or hemianopia
- Ask about colour vision (optic neuritis)
What are causes of distorted vision?
Retinal detachment
Macular degeneration
Diabetic retinopahty
Get advice quickly
What causes of the gradual onset visual loss are there? (5)
Gradual onset
- Cataract
- Chronic glaucoma
- Macular degeneration
- Optic nerve compression: RAPD
- Glasses requirement
What are some of the sudden causes of visual loss? (5)
- Ischaemic optic neuropathy (PMR/GCA)
- Retinal detachment (flashes, floaters, field loss)
- Vitreous haemorrhage
- Vascular occlusion (artery and vein, branch and central, abrupt and variable)
- Acute glaucoma
Other causes of visual loss? (2)
- Optic/retrobulbar neuritis
2. Diabetic retinopathy (screened for)
What visual defects should you know about?
Homonymous hemianopia (vascular or tumor)
Bitemporal hemianopia (usually tumour)
Central scotoma
Transient visual loss (papilloedema, GCA, TIA)
What is Argyll-Robertson pupil?
Classic pupillary syndrome
Prostitutes Pupil -
Accomodation reflex present but pupillary reflex absent
Small irregular pupils, no response to light but a response to accomodation
What conditions is Argyll-Robertson pupil seen in?
Diabetes mellitus
Neurosyphilis
What is an entropion?
In-turning of the eyelids
What is an ectropion?
Out-turning o the eyelids.
What is Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)?
Describes the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (shingles) in the area supplied by the opthalmic devision of the trigeminal nerve. (10% cases)
What are the features of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)?
Vesicular rash around the eye, which may or may not involve the actual eye itself
What is Hutchinson’s sign in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)?
A rash on the tip or side of the nose. Indicates nasociliary involvement and is a strong risk factor for ocular involvement.
What is the management of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)?
Oral antiviral treatment for 7-10 days (IV if immunocompromised)
Topical corticosteroids for eye inflammation
Ocular involvement requires urgent opthalmology review
What are the complications of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)?
Ocular: conjunctivitis, keratitis, episcleritis, anterior uveitis
Ptosis
Post-herpetic neuralgia
What is Holmes-Adie pupil?
A benign condition most commonly seen in women.
Differential of a dilated pupil
Unilateral in 80% of cases
Dilated pupil
Once the pupil has constricted it remains small for an abnormally long time
Slowly reactive to accommodation but very poorly (if at all) to light
What is Holmes-Adie syndrome
Association of Holmes-Adie pupil with absent ankle/knee reflexes