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Glaucoma Flashcards

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Glaucoma is a condition of the

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optic nerve

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pars pana and pars plicata are parts of the

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ciliary body

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parts of the ciliary body

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pars plana and pars plicata

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4
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what produces aqueous humour

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pars plicata of ciliary body

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5
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most humour drains through

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trabecular outflow

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6
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traberular outflow involves

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trabecular meshwork, schlemm’s canal, episcleral veins

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7
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minority of humour drains through

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uveoscreal output

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8
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uveoscleral output involves

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humour passes through the ciliary muscle to the suprachoroidal space, choroidal veins

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9
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what increses uveoscleral outflow

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prostaglandin analogues

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10
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humour secretion controlled by

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sympathetics

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11
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b2 receptos

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increase secretion

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12
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a2 recepors

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decrease secretion

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13
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normal IOP

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> 10 >21 mmHg

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14
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ocular hypertension is

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IOP >21 but no glaucomatous sign

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15
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proportion of people with ocular hypertension that g on to develop OAG

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9.5%

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16
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risk factors for conversion from ocular hypertension into OAG

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older age, higher IOP, large cup:disc ratio, thinner CCT, african-american origin, myopia, males, heart disease

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17
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fundoscopy findings in POAG

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higher cup:disc ratio, neuroretinal rim thinning

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18
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pachymetry measures

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CCT

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19
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why measure CCT with pachymetry

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> CCT increases risk of POAG

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20
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perimetry

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visual field testing

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21
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wiggly fingers

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visual field with confrontation

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22
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flashing dots pt clicks when they see them (like at the opticians)

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Humphrey analyser

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23
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POAG medical tx

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IOP lowering agents eg a agonists, b blockers, CAIs

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24
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POAG laser tx

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argon laser treatment

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25
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POAG surgical tx

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trabeculotomy, MIGS

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26
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trabeculotomy

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flap in sclera, humour sits in bleb. can scar

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27
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normal tension glaucoma assic

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Japanese, raynauds, migraines, hypotension

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28
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normal tension glaucoma tx

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monitor (50% dont develop visual field defects at 5 years). or prostaglandin analogues

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29
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adv of prostaglandin analogues

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IOP control at night
b blockers cause hypotension
low SEs
once daily

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30
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primary angle closure glaucoma assoc

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hypermetropics, short axial length, far eastern race, increasing age

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31
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primary angle closure suspect

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small angle but no changes/synechiae

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32
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primary angle closure

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synechiae +/- raised IOP

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33
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PACG

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PAS + IOP + glaucomatous changes and visual field defects

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34
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relative pupillary block worst position

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mid-dilated pupil

max contact between iris and lens

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35
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relaive pupillary block is..

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humour cant pass through pupil, iris bends forwards under pressure bilaterally, closing angle

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36
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PACG features

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blurring, pain, headache, vomiting, haloes, visual loss

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37
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PACG exacerbated by

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dim light, reading

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38
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PACG acutte signs

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mid-dilated pupil, corneal oedema, conjunctival hyperaemia

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PACG resolved signs

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descemet membrane folds, glaukomflecken ant cataracts

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PACG mx acute

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supine, systemic acetazolamide, b blockers, a agonists, prostaglandin analogues, mannitol, steroids

41
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mannitol moa

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shrinks viterous

42
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PACG tx definitive

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YAG laser peripheral iridotomy

43
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catarct extraction may…

44
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pseudoexfoliation syndrome

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grey-white fibrillar deposts block ant chamber

45
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Pseudoex syndrome assoc

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hearing loss, alz disease, high plasma homocysteine levels

46
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Pseudoex syndrome features

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sampolesi line on gonioscopy

peripupillary defect on transillumination slit lamp

47
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HLA BW5

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posner schlossman syndrome

48
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causes of 2˚ OAG

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posner-schlossman, pseudoex syndrome, phacolytic, phacomorphic, red cell, angle-recession, pigment dispersion, neuvascular

49
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assoc with hearing loss, alz disease, high homocysteine levelsq

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pseudoex syndrome

50
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glaukonflecken

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PACG (acute)

51
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descemet membrane folds

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PACG (resolved)

52
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conjunctival hyperaemia

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PACG (resolved)

53
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sampaolesi line

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pseudoex syndrome

54
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assoc raynauds, japanese, migraines, hypotension

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normal tension glacoma

55
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recurrent unilateral acute attacks of raised IOP

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posner-schlossman syndrome

56
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CMV, H pylori, HLA BW5

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posner-schlossman

57
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Features of posner schlossman

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discomfort, haloes, blurring, anterior chamber inflammation, mydriasis

58
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posner schlossman tx

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topical b blockers or CAI

topical steroids

59
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phacolytic glaucoma

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hypermature cataract denatues and lens leaks proteins causing TM obstruction

60
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phacolytic glaucoma tx

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IOP lowering agents, cataract removal

61
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phacomorphic glaucoma

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swelling of cataractous lens –> pupillary block

62
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red cell glaucoma

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trauma causing red blood cell build up in ant chamber leading to blockage

63
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red cell glaucoma signs

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visible blood in ant chamber on slit lamp exam

64
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what can happen 3-7 days post-injury in red cell glaucoma

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secondary bleed

65
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angle recession glaucoma

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rupture of ciliary body by trauma

66
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what is the risk of glaucoma after rupture of ciliary body

67
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irregular widening of the face of the ciliar body on gonioscopy

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angle recession glaucoma

68
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pigment dispersion syndrome

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excessive shedding of pigmented material of iris deposited throughout the ant segment

69
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inheritance of pigment dispersion syndrome

70
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risk factors for pigment dispersion syndrome

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myopia and males

71
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blurred vision and haloes on eertion

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pigment dispersion

72
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mid-peripheral spoke-like defects of the iris on transillumination

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pigment dispersion

73
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vertical spindle shaped pigments on corneal epithelium (krukenberg spindles)

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pigment dispersion syndrome

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signs of pigment dispersion syndrome

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mid-peripheral spoke-like defects of the iris

vertical spindle shaped pigments on corneal epithelium

75
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trabecular meshwork pigmentation

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pigment dispersion syndrome

76
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neuvascular glaucoma occurs due to…

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proliferation of fibrovascular tissue in the ant angle due to rubeosis iridis

77
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glaucoma typically occurs 3 months after occlusive event (100 day glaucoma)

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neovascular glaucoma

78
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causes: ischaemic CRVO, CRAO, diabetes (proliferative)

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neovascular glaucoma

79
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PRP

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neovascular glaucoma

80
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YAG laser iridotomy

81
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avoid pilocarpine and prosta analogues

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neovascular glaucoma

82
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TM blockage by RBC shells typically 2-4 weeks after vitreous haemorrhage

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ghost cell glaucoma

83
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ant uveitis + raised IOP with open angle

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schwartz-matsuo syndrome

84
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results from rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

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schwartz-matsuo syndrome

85
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sturge weber syndrome

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congenital neuro-oculocutaneous disorder causing secondary OAG

86
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port int stain

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sturge weber

87
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seizues, glaucoma, choroidal haemangiomas

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sturge weber

88
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normal IOP

89
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normal IOP in newborn

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10-12 mmHg

90
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normal corneal diameter

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10-10.5 mm

91
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primary congenital glaucoma tx

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goniotomy or trabeculotomy

92
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if cornea is clear (in primary congenical glaucoma) which surgery do you do

93
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if cornea is cloudy (congenital glaucoma) , which surgery

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trabeculotomy

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