Ophthalmology Buzzwords

Question 1

Acute closed-angle glaucoma treatment

Answer 1

IV acetazolamide and timolol, pilocarpine, and apraclonidine eyedrops

Question 2

sudden visual loss in diabetics

Answer 2

Vitreous haemorrhage

Question 3

ptosis + constricted pupil

Answer 3

Horner’s syndrome

Question 4

Anterior uveitis treatment?

Answer 4

most likely to be treated with a steroid + cycloplegic (mydriatic) drops

Question 5

Bilateral grittiness

Answer 5

Blepharitis

Question 6

Drusen

Answer 6

Drusen = Dry macular degeneration

Question 7

Pain

Answer 7

Scleritis is painful, episcleritis is not painful

Question 8

Acute angle-closure glucoma

Answer 8

severe pain: may be ocular or headache
decreased visual acuity
symptoms worse with mydriasis (e.g. watching TV in a dark room)
hard, red-eye
haloes around lights
semi-dilated non-reacting pupil
corneal oedema results in dull or hazy cornea
systemic upset may be seen, such as nausea and vomiting and even abdominal pain

Question 9

Open angle glucoma

Answer 9

peripheral visual field loss - nasal scotomas progressing to ‘tunnel vision’
decreased visual acuity
optic disc cupping