Ocular foreign bodies & Trauma

Question 1

What is the presentation of subconjunctival haemorrhage?

Answer 1

*Florid redness where the
*No pain
(Whites or eye are red)

Question 2

What is the cause of subconjunctival haemorrhage?

Answer 2

*Caused in rapid deceleration i.e. road traffic accident or sneezine

Question 3

What is the prognosis of subconjunctival haemorrhage?

Answer 3

Self limiting after 2-3 weeks

Question 4

What is hyphema?

Answer 4

Pooling or collection of blood inside the anterior chamber of the eye (pooling in the iris section of the eye)

Question 5

What is the management of hyphema?

Answer 5

Uregent referralt o opthalmic specialist for assessment and management as risk to sight due to raised intraocular pressure as can block the angle and trabecular meshwork with erythrocytes

Question 6

If there is a foreign body in the eye what should be the management steps?

Answer 6

1. Opthalmology referral
2. Examine with topical aneasthetic
3. remove foreign body
4. Topical antibiotics -chloramphenicol QDS or fusidic acid