HEENT Flashcards
Vision acuity at 5 years
20/30
Hyperopia
Cannot see near things
Myopia
Cannot see far things
Amblyopia
Loss of vision in the eye due to failure of the retina to develop.
Amblyopia treatment
Patch the good eye
Amblyopia types
deprivation, strabismic, anisometropic
curved cornea, pain, headache and reading problems and blurry vision
Astigmatism
Amaurosis
blindness
Legal blindness criteria
20/200
First clues of blindness
retinopathy, nystagmus
Eye deviating inward
esotropic
Eye deviating outward
Exotropic
Eye deviating upward
hypertropia (refer immediately)
Eye deviating downward
Hypotropia (refer immediately)
Epicanthal fold in asians
pseudo strabismus
Test for strabismus
cover test, corneal light reflex/hirschberg test, EOMS
Referable eye issues
asymmetric red light reflex
asymmetric corneal light reflex
abnormal cover/uncover test
2 line difference in scoring eyes
Most common causes of conjunctivitis
Staph, strep, h influenza
Common cause of viral conjuncitivitis
adeno virus, hsv, varicella
purulent discharge with chemosis in newborn 2-4 days old
gonococcal conjuncitivitis
mild mucopurulent discharge with pneumonia in newborn
chlamydia conjunctivitis
signs and symptoms of conjunctivitis
itchy eye, foreign body sensation, tearing, purulent discharge, eyelid edema, chemosis
conjuncitivitis general treatment
Tobramycin topical
When to refer conjunctivitis
Refer if not responsive to topical antibiotics in 2-3 days, loss of vision, ciliary injection, eye pain
Dacryostenosis cause and treatment
blocked tear ducts, treat by massage. Refer if not better than 1 year
Obstruction and inflammation of meibomian gland in the posterior margins or upper or low lid
Chalazion
Nodular non tender cyst on palpebral surface of eye lid
Chalazion
Chalazion treatment
warm soaks. Does not need antibiotics
Acute localized inflammation of one or more sebaceous gland
Hordeolum (stye)
Sudden onset of tenderness, redness, and swelling of affected eye lid, foreign body sensation, PAIN on palpation
Hordeolum (stye)
Hordeolum (stye) treatment
bacitracin/ erythromycin opthalmic
Poor visual fixation, photophobia, decreased visual acuity, black dots in red reflex
Cataracts
Inflammation and crusting at eyelid margins
blepharitis
blepharitis common bacterial cause
staph
blepharitis treatment
warm compress, wash with baby shampoo
Photophobia, abnormal overflow of tears, blepharospasm
Glaucoma
Decreased vision in tunnel fashion
Glaucoma
developmental anomalies assc with glaucoma
marfans, pierre robin, congenital rubella syndrome, neurofibromatosis
Involuntary, horizontal, vertical, rotary or mixed eye movements
nystagmus
Nystagmus treatment for PNP
Refer to optho
Squinting, eyes turn outward more than inward, painful red eye, hyphema, creamy pink mass on fundoscopic exam
Retinoblastoma
Opthalmoplegia (paralysis of eye muscle) and proptosis (protrusion of eyeball)
Orbital cellulitis
lid edema, proptosis, decreased ocular mobility and decreased acuity. EOMIs not in tact
Orbital cellulitis
Accumulation of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye as a result of blunt trauma
hyphema
Hyphema treatment
refer bed rest HOB elevated Shield it, do not patch no asa/reading
Anisometropia definition
> 2 line difference in the visual acuity of a child between 0-7
deviation of eye in all fields of gaze
comitant strabismus
limited eye movement and size of deviation is different in all fields of gaze
incomitant strabismus
crossing of the eye that becomes apparent only on alternating the cover test on the eyes.
Latent strabismus. (term used is phoria. e.g. exophoria)
Sensation of foreign body, pain, photophobia, tearing, belpharospasm, dec vision + fluoresein staining
corneal abrasion
corneal abrasion treatment
rest, topical antibiotics, oral analgesics, refer if severe injury
Flashing light sensation
retinal detachment
retinal detachment treatment
refer immediately to optho
Blurry vision that is progessively getting worse.
Dark cloud in visual field
Floaters.flashing lights
Darkening on retinal vessels on fundoscopy
Hematoma/contussion of orbit
Hematoma/contussion of orbit treatment
immediate referal to optho
trauma, pain, diplopia, numbness below orbit, facial bruising, globe displacement, swelling, hyphema, absent red light reflex, corneal abrasion
orbital fracture