Monday week 11 Flashcards
How can be applied to eyes
solutions- can see through, evaporates gels - fat ointments - more fat better contact tme medicated contacts collagen sheilds injection
what types of eye meds
- anesthetic - opthane
- staining agents
- mydriatics - dialate
- cycloplegics - paralysis of accomination
- miotics
what should you do if anyone comes with eye complaint
always do a visual aquity exam, may need opthane anesthetic if necessary
down side of eye anesthesia, corneal abrasion
slows down eye epithelia healing** increase risk of infection ulcer
myriatics
dialte puple
cycloplegics
paralysis of accommodation
miotics
pupillary constriction
2 agents for eye exams
mydriatics - dilate
mytotics - pupil constriction
Fluroescein dye: orange
affixes to damage in eye, abrasion, infx, ulceraion then luminesence
- can stain contact lenses
light to use with fluroescein
Colbalt blue light
whaat infections can you see
- herpes keratitis
- herpes zoster
how is fluroescein dye appliec
imbeded pieces of paper, wet with salene then hold against lower lid in multiple
ocular steroids
herpes infection:
must be used with an anti viral and possibly anti bacterial
Etiologies of dry eye
- auto immune, lupus , sjogrens
- contact lense - most common***
- envirionment
what do OTC lubricants ususally have
Glycerin solutions
Cyclosporine/Restasis
anti rejection drug immune modulation
wetting agent for eyes
MOS cyclosporine
T cell inhibition diminished inflammation which allows tear production
Conjunctivitis
Pink eye
- allercic most common hear
- viral
- bacterial
- ultraviolet burns
- chemical toxins
- contact overuse