Problem solving Flashcards
cause of cataracts to develosp
compacted fibers in the eye that int he emidle
absioptoin of uv ryas, cuase dmae to cataract
differnce betwene immature and mature cataracts
immature - spoke like opacitesd
mature - covers enitre pupils
non age related cataracts
steroid induced
traumatic
childhood, due to sutraul and zonular cataracts
treatment of cataracts
surgery -
how does cataracts surgery work
open lens capsule, remove caterous lens using emulsafication agents
place lens in a special bag
what is the main type of glaucoma
open angle
what are the consiques of raised intacocular pressurep
damage to retina due to damge of nerve fibers
pressure added to optic nerve head leading to damage, causing it to look palse
altered field of vison
triad of glaucoma
raied intracoual pressure
opid disk changes
visual feild defects
what is the managment of primary open angle glycoma
eye dorpos to decrase intraocpuale presur
laser trabeculoplasty
trabeculectomy surgery
what is trabeculecomy suergy
permently open tabecular network using surgery reducing glacumeom
what is laser trabeuclsy
using laser to zap part of taberu which can open it up for short time
symptons of clused angle glacoma
sudden onset, pain, blurry vison, headache
red eye, corna often opaque
cause of closed angle glaucoama
a mid dialted puil obustuce hte angle, this cause the iris to stick to pupillary border and lead to the iris ballooning and obstuinv the angle
what is the tratemtn for acute closed angle gluacoma
iv infuion of carbonic anhydranse inhibtor
analgesia
conspecit eye drops
beta balckers
iridotomy - lazer to bypass bloackage
what is uvulitis
inflamation of blood vessles within the eye
