Old Material Flashcards
Once you have one eye injury you are how likely to have another?
3x
If someone comes into your office with a penetrating injury, do you take VA’s?
no
When should you perform surgery for a blow out fracture?
if the exophthalmos is more than 2 mm difference
What is the fracture that is all over the place like after a car accident?
Le Fort
What fracture causes hard jaw movement?
Tripod
What bone breaks in a tripod fracture?
Zygomatic arch
Does a medial wall fracture ever cause muscle entrapment?
No
Which wall fracture is most concerning due to brain involvement?
Superior
What is the term for tear of the iris root?
Iridodyalysis
Do macular holes differ in how they look depending upon the etiology?
NO
What is the treatment for a macular hole? What is the main complication of the treatment?
Vitrectomy, cataract
What is the max number of years you can have a macular hole and still have a somewhat effective vitrectomy?
2 years
What causes a hyphema?
Tear of Ant. CB
What is the grading for hyphema?
- 0-33, 2. 33-50, 50-95, 100 (eight ball)
What are the two things that can develop due to fracture?
Orbital cellulitis and RD
What should be performed 3-4 weeks after fracture?
Gonio and scleral depression
What are the two drugs you should use while you wait for a hyphema to resolves?
Steroid and cycloplege
When does a rebleed tend to occur with hyphema?
2-5 days
What is the follow up schedule for hyphen patients?
every 24 hours
When should you performa a DFE On hyphen patients?
at 1 month
an IOP of 50 for how many days with a hyphen requires surgery?
5 days
An IOP of 35 for how many days with a hymphema requires surgery
7 days
What is the difference between luxated and subluxated?
lactated means that all the zonules broke
What is the most common sign of blunt trauma in the choroid?
Concentric scar temporal to disc (esp if hit nasally)