Ophthalmology

Question 1

What is the treatment of anterior uveitis (red eye, or iridocyclitis)?

Answer 1

Azathioprine, topical and systemic antibiotic, mydriatics and corticosteroids or NSAIDs

Question 2

What are glaucoma treatments?

Answer 2

Miotic topicals (pilocarpine)
Osmotics (mannitol)
Prostaglandins
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (dorzolamide)
Beta adrenergic blockers

Question 3

Chalazion vs hordeolum (stye)

Answer 3

Chalazion is meibomian gland obstruction (noninfection), painless firm lump

Hordeolum is infection of meibomian gland, soft swell

Question 4

Clinical signs of distchiasis and ectopic cilia.

Answer 4

Distichiasis and ectopic cilia can lead to cyclical symptoms at approxi- mately 6–8 week intervals, as the hairs grow, contact the eye and then fall out.

Question 5

What is feline corneal sequestrum?

Answer 5

Part of the stroma of cornea which died and necrotised.