Ophthalmology 1 Flashcards
Acute angle closure glaucoma
Name three factors predisposing patient to AACG
- Hypermetropia (long sightedness)
- Pupillary dilatation
- Lens growth associated with increasing age
Name five features of acute angle closure glaucoma
Red, painful eye
Haloes around light
Semi dilated non reacting pupil
Dull/ hazy cornea
Worse in a dark room
Mx acute angle closure glaucoma
Acute: (5)
- Urgent referral to ophthalmologist
- Direct parasympathomimetic (e.g pilocarpine)
- BB
- Alpha 2 agonist e.g apraclonidine
- IV acetazolamide
Mx acute angle closure glaucoma
Definitive management
Laser peripheral iridotomy
Most common cause of blindness in the UK
Age related macular degeneration
ARMD
Degeneration of what?
Through the formation of what?
Unilat or bilat?
Central retina/ macula
Drusen
Bilateral
ARMD
RF (4)
Age
Smoking
FH
CVD
Which is more common? Dry or wet macular degeneration?
Dry - 90%
What is the difference between dry and wet macular degeneration?
Dry - drusen
Wet - exudative, choroidal neovascularisation, rapid loss of vision
ARMD
Features
Onset
Near or far field objects loss of vision
Worse when?
Another feature
Subacute onset of visual loss
Near field objects
Worse at night
Flashing lights/ glare
ARMD signs (3)
Distortion of line perception on Amsler grid testing
Drusen
Wet ARMD - demarcated red patches
ARMD Ix (3)
Slit lamp microscopy
Fluorescein angiography (if wet)
Ocular coherence tomography
ARMD Rx (3)
- Zinc, vitamins A,C,E
- anti-VEGF (wet)
- Laser photocoagulation
Mx allergic conjunctivitis (2)
- Topical/ systemic anti-histamines
- Topical mast cell stabilisers e.g sodium cromoglicate and nedocromil
Anterior uveitis
Onset
Pain or no pain
Red or not red
Pupil size
x3 other symptoms
Acuity
Acute
Painful and red
Small pupil and irregular
Photophobia
Lacrimation
Ciliary flush (ring of red spreading outwards)
Acuity - initially normal, then impaired
Anterior uveitis
Name five conditions associated with this
Ank spond
Reactive arthritis
Behcet’s
IBD
Sarcoidosis
Mx anterior uveitis (3)
Urgent ophthalmology review
Cyclplegics e.g atropine
Steroid eye drops
Small irregular pupils
No response to light
Response to accommodate
Argyll Robertson pupil
Argyll Robertson pupil associated with which conditions? (2)
Syphillis
DM
Argyll Robertson pupil
Features (3)
Small irregular pupils
No response to light
Response to accommodate
AID:
Accommodation Reflex Present
Pupillary Reflex Absent
What is blepharitis?
What is it due to?
Common in patients which which condition?
Inflammation of the eyelid margins
Meibomian gland dysfunction
Rosacea
Blepharitis
Unilat or bilat?
Sx (4)
Bilat
Grittiness and discomfort
Sticky eyes
Red + dry eyes
Blepharitis Mx (3)
Hot compress BD
Lid hygiene - cotton wool buds dipped in cooled boiled water + baby shampoo
Artificial tears
Most common cause of blurred vision?
Refractive error
What is amaurosis fugax?
Sudden loss of vision in an eye due to lack of blood flow to the retina
Features of cataracts (4)
Gradual onset of:
Reduced vision
Faded colour vision
Glare
Halos