Opth- buzzwords

Question 1

cherry red spot at the macula

Answer 1

central retinal artery occlusion

Question 2

‘tear drop’ or ‘blood level in sinus’

Answer 2

blow-out fracture

Question 3

failure to adduct and nystagmus in abducting eye

Answer 3

internuclear opthalmoplegia- issue with medial longitudinal fasciculus

Question 4

pain on eye movement

Answer 4

optic neuritis, most commonly caused by MS

Question 5

curtain coming down <5 mins

Answer 5

amaurosis Fugax

Question 6

curtain falling down (partial) longer than 5 mins

Answer 6

retinal detachment

Question 7

flashes and floaters

Answer 7

retinal detachment

Question 8

photophobia

Answer 8

anterior uveitis

Question 9

gritty eyes

Answer 9

bacterial conjunctivitis or sub-tarsal foreign body

Question 10

watery and pain and pre-auricular lymph nodes

Answer 10

viral conjunctivitis

Question 11

silver/copper wiring

Answer 11

HTN eye disease

Question 12

loss of red reflex, eye red on ophthalmoscopy

Answer 12

haemorrhage

Question 13

new vessels and haemorrhage

Answer 13

ARMD wet

Question 14

follicular conjunctivitis

Answer 14

chlamydia

Question 15

pinpoint pupils

Answer 15

pontine issue

Question 16

dilated pupils

Answer 16

trans-calcarine fracture

Question 17

different sized pupil

Answer 17

CN3 damage

Question 18

eyes down and dilated

Answer 18

CN3 damage

Question 19

eyes down and not dilated

Answer 19

diabetes

Question 20

Roth spots

Answer 20

infective endocarditis

Question 21

brush field spots

Answer 21

Down syndrome

Question 22

‘scrambled egg’/ ‘egg yolk’ appearance on the macula

Answer 22

best disease

Question 23

drusen

Answer 23

dry ARMD