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Keratitis Flashcards

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Definition

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Inflammation of cornea

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Causes

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INFECTIVE

  • Viral: herpes simplex
  • Bacterial: S. aureus (pseudomonas aeruginosa in contact lense)
  • Fungal/amoebic/parasitic

ENVIROMENTAL

  • Photokeratitis (welder’s arc eye)
  • Exposure keratitis
  • Contact lens acute red eye
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Features

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  • Red eye: pain and erythema
  • Photophobia
  • Foreign body, grit sensation
  • Hypopyon
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Management

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VIRAL
-Aciclovir (herpes simplex)

BACTERIAL

  • Ceruroxime gram +ve
  • Gentamicin gram-ve
  • Fluoroquines (monotherapy)
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