Ocular Disease Flashcards
What slit lamp technique is used to evaluate corneal clarity?
Sclerotic scatter
What is the set up for sclerotic scatter?
60 degrees
Light at the limbus
Parallel piped beam
Naked eye
Which slit lamp technique is used to estimate depth?
Optic section
Which slit lamp technique is used to evaluate corneal endothelium?
Specular reflection
What type of illumination is used to evaluate non-opaque corneal lesions?
Indirect illumination
What filter is used to help detect Fleischer rings?
Cobalt blue - no NaFl
-iron rings appear black
Which has a worse prognosis, alkali burns or acidic burns? Why?
Alkali burns - they raise tissue pH, breaking down fatty acids in the cell membrane for faster penetration
What is the most common cause of alkali burns?
Calcium hydroxide
In a burn, limbal blanching is an indicator of what?
Ischemia
What is the typical sign of a corneal abrasion?
Corneal defect w/o underlying SEI
Hyphema is usually a result of trauma to what structures?
Iris or ciliary body
What exam procedures are contraindicated in a pt with hyphema?
Gonio
Scleral depression
-until 1 months post injury
What is hyphema?
Blood in the AC
What is a Vossius ring?
Pigment ring on the anterior lens, typically due to trauma (iris touching lens)
What may cause an increase in IOP in a pt with hyphema?
RBCs clogging the TM
How should pts with significant hyphema be instructed to sleep?
Head elevated at 30 degrees
If an idiopathic hyphema presents to you, what tests should be ordered?
CBC
Prothrombin time (PT/PTT)
Sickle cell screen
Ask about NSAID use
In orbital wall fractures, what muscle is most likely trapped, causing diplopia in what gaze?
Inferior rectus
Upgaze
When may gonioscopy be performed after an orbital fracture?
4 weeks after (same for scleral depression)
Commotio Retinae is typically due to trauma, and is a disruption of what parts of the retina?
RPE and PR outer segments
How long does commotio retinae take to resolve?
Typically 24-48 hours
What is Berlin’s edema?
Commotio retinae in the macula
Commotio retinae may or may not be accompanied by what two other conditions that often result from trauma?
Retinal hemorrhages
Choroidal rupture
What is iridodialysis?
Disinsertion of the iris root from the ciliary body
What type of glaucoma may occur following iridodialysis?
Angle recession glaucoma - possible TM damage
What does iridodialysis typically look like on SLE?
Peripheral iris hole, best seen with retroillumination
Purtscher’s retinopathy is commonly associated with what?
Chest-compressing trauma
What characterizes Purtscher’s retinopathy?
Diffuse retinal hemorrhages
Exudates
CWS
What is the typical appearance of choroidal rupture?
Single or multiple areas of subretinal hemorrhage, usually within the temporal posterior pole
Crescent shaped tears concentric to the ONH
Choroidal rupture is associated with a long term risk of development of what?
CNVM at the margins of the tear
Which ocular structure weakens with age, and may allow orbital fat to prolapse?
Septum