Keratitis

Question 1

Infectious, Photokeratitis, Corneal abrasion, Corneal dystrophies, Keratoconus and Keratorus:

Answer 1

Etiology

Question 2

HSV, Bacterial, Fungal, Acanthamoeba and Interstitial:

Answer 2

Infectious keratitis

Question 3

Redness, Mild pain, photophobia, blurriness and tearing:

Answer 3

Presentation

Question 4

Use of contact lenses:

Answer 4

Increased risk

Question 5

Most common:

Answer 5

Bacterial keratitis

Question 6

Bacterial keratitis progression:

Answer 6

Rapidly progressive

Question 7

Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas and Enterobacteriaceae:

Answer 7

Bacterial Pathogens

Question 8

Use of ophthalmic corticosteroid:

Answer 8

Increased risk

Question 9

Corneal injury:

Answer 9

Increased risk

Question 10

Entropion:

Answer 10

Increased risk

Question 11

Chronic dry eye:

Answer 11

Increased risk

Question 12

Dx:

Answer 12

Fluorescein and Corneal scrapings

Question 13

Bacterial Keratitis treatment:

Answer 13

Moxifloxacin drops, Cyclopentolate

Question 14

Most common cause of infectious blindness:

Answer 14

HSV Keratitis

Question 15

Dendritic ulcer, suggests:

Answer 15

HSV Keratitis

Question 16

HSV Keratitis treatment:

Answer 16

Ganciclovir/Acyclovir PO and Trifluridine/Vidarabine Drops

Question 17

Corneal perfuration, blindness:

Answer 17

Complications

Question 18

Non-suppurative inflammation of the deep corneal stroma:

Answer 18

Interstitial Keratitis

Question 19

Most common cause of Interstitial Keratitis:

Answer 19

Syphilis