Ophthalmology Buzzwords

Question 1

cherry red spot at the macula

Answer 1

CRAO

Question 2

tear drop or blood level in sinus

Answer 2

blow out fracture

Question 3

failure to adduct

Answer 3

interneuclear ophthalmoglegia (issue with medial longitudinal fasciculus)

Question 4

pain on eye movement

Answer 4

optic neuritis - MS

Question 5

painful loss of vision 1-2 weeks

Answer 5

optic neuritis

Question 6

curtain coming down <5 mins

Answer 6

amaurosis fugax

Question 7

curtain coming down (partial) longer than 5 mins

Answer 7

retinal detachment

Question 8

flashes and floaters

Answer 8

retinal detachment

Question 9

photophobia

Answer 9

anterior uveitis

Question 10

gritty

Answer 10

bacterial conjuncitivitis or sub-tarsal foreign body

Question 11

watery and pain and pre-auricular lymph nodes

Answer 11

viral conjuncitivitis

Question 12

silver / copper wiring

Answer 12

HTN eye disease

Question 13

loss of red reflex, eye red on ophthalmoscopy

Answer 13

haemorrhage

Question 14

new vessels and haemorrhage

Answer 14

ARMD wet

Question 15

follicular conjunctivitis

Answer 15

chlamydia

Question 16

pinpoint pupils

Answer 16

pontine issue

Question 17

dilated pupils

Answer 17

trans-calcarine fracture

Question 18

different sized pupil

Answer 18

damage to CN3 (or sympathetic chain as in horners)

Question 19

down out dilated pupils

Answer 19

damage to CN3

Question 20

down and out and not dilated

Answer 20

diabetes

Question 21

roth spots

Answer 21

infective endocarditis

Question 22

brushfield spots

Answer 22

downs syndrome

Question 23

scrambled egg / egg yolk appearance of macula

Answer 23

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