herpes keratitis Flashcards
1
Q
keratitis
A
inflammation of cornea
2
Q
causes of keratitis
A
viral - HSV bacterial - pseudomonas, staph fungal - candida, asperigllus contact lens acute red eye exposure keratitis
3
Q
most common cause
A
HSV
most commonly affects epithelial layer of cornea
4
Q
stromal keratitis - complications
A
stromal necrosis
vascularisation
scarring
corneal blindness
5
Q
presentation
A
painful red eye photophobia vesicles around eye foreign body sensation watery eye reduced visual acuity
6
Q
key finding
A
dendritic corneal ulcer on fluorescein stainig
7
Q
Dx
A
fluorescien stating - dendritic corneal ulcer
slit lamp examination
corneal swab/scraping
8
Q
Mx
A
referral
aciclovir
ganciclovir eye gel
topical steroids
corneal transplant may be required
