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ophthalmology - general Flashcards

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define synechiae

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condition when iris adheres to another structure
anterior - cornea
posterior - lens

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triggers for synechiae

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trauma
iritis
iridocyclitis

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define iridocyclitis

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inflammation of iris + ciliary body

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Mydriasis

- define

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Pupillary dilation

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trachoma

  • causative pathogen
  • mechanism of disease
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chlamydia trachomatis

chronic conjunctivitis causing scarring under eyelid and eyeball

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define

- exotropia

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manifest squint, with affected eye deviated temporally/ laterally

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define

- esotropia

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manifest squint, with affected eye deviated nasally / medially

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define

- exophoria

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latent squint, with affected eye deviated temporally / laterally

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define

- esophoria

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latent squint, with affected eye deviated nasally / medially

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what is a manifest strabismus

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a manifest strabismus is a strabismus that is present with both eyes open

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what is a latent strabismus

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a latent strabismus is a strabismus that is present when one eye is occluded

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what is the difference between a ‘-phoria’ and a ‘-tropia’

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‘-phoria’ refers to a latent squint; a strabismus when 1 eye is occluded
‘-tropia’ refers to a manifest squint; a strabismus when both eyes are opened

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what is a comitant strabismus

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a strabismus that occurs in all directions of gaze

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what is a non-comitant strabismus

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a strabismus that is only observed in some directions of gaze

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what is amblyopia (layman’s, and clinical definition)

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layman - when 1 eye has significantly reduced visual acuity than the other, despite being structurally intact

clinical - best corrected difference of 2 lines, in a structurally intact eye

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define

- hypertropia, hyperphoria

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hyper means an abnormal upward deviation of the eye
hypertropia - manifest abnormal upward eye deviation
hyperphoria - latent abnormal upward eye deviation

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define

- hypotropia, hypophoria

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hypo means an abnormal downward deviation of the eye
hypotropia - manifest abnormal downward eye deviation
hypophoria - latent abnormal downward eye deviation

18
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define lagophthalmos

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being unable to fully close the eyelid
etymology
- lago means hare, ophthalmos means eye
- they used to think that rabbits slept with eyes not totally closed

19
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ddx for lagophthalmos (4)

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sleep (nocturnal lagophthalmos)
facial nerve palsy
eyelid scarring
exophthalmos

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