Opthalmology

Question 1

Flame haemorrhages
Cotton wool spots
Sudden, severe visual loss

Answer 1

CRVO - ischaemic

Question 2

Sudden, painless loss of vision in one eye
Pale retina
Cherry red spot in fovea

Answer 2

CRAO

Question 3

Flashers
Floaters
Peripheral - central visual loss

Answer 3

Retinal detachment

Question 4

What is the treatment for acute angle glaucoma?

Answer 4

• Urgent referal to opthal
• IV acetazolamide
• Peripheral iridiotomy

Question 5

Viral vs bacterial conjuncitivis?

Answer 5

• Bacterial = yellow,green thick discharge

- Watery = viral, vira = highlt infecitve

Question 6

What is the pathophysiology of cataracts?

Answer 6

depositon of aggregated proteins and yelllow / brown pigment in the lens, reducing transmission of light to the back of the retina

Question 7

cataract vision

Answer 7

blurry
painless
haloes and glare

Question 8

ARMD

Answer 8

• Loss of CENTRAL vision

- DRUSEN (small white spots of cellular debris - deposits that cause atrophy and scarring)

Question 9

What is the stain used in the eyes?

Answer 9

Fluroscein

Question 10

What is the treatment of wet AMRD?

Answer 10

anti-VEGF injections

Question 11

What is the pharmacology of Anti-VEGF?

Answer 11

VEGF is a pro-angiogenic growth factor - stimulates vascular permeability, therefore anti-VEGF prevents this → makes the blood vessels shrivel and disappear

Question 12

Innervation to eye muscles?

Answer 12

SO4LR6EE3

Question 13

Red desaturation
Eye Pain
Reduced vision

Answer 13

Optic neuritis

Question 14

HSV

Answer 14

Look like a brain shape ?