Red Eye 2

Question 1

What ocular disease has red vessles that move with the conjunctiva; individual vessels & branches clearly visible?

Answer 1

Conjunctival injection

Question 2

What ocular disease has blue-red discoloration most marked at the limbus; conjunctival vessels are mobile over the area or blue-red discoloration.

Answer 2

Ciliary injection

Question 3

What ocular disease has visible conjunctival vessels beneath which there is a blue-red discoloration of scleral and limbus?

Answer 3

Mixed conjunctival and ciliary injection

Question 4

What ocular disease has dark red brush-like vessels deep in the corneal stroma constant branching, no connection to conjunctival vessels so move independently, eg episcleritis

Answer 4

Deep corneal vascularization

Question 5

What is an overgrowth of vascular conjunctiva onto the cornea associated with destruction of the superficial layers of the nasal cornea?

Answer 5

Pinguecula

Question 6

What is a non-cancerous growth of the conjunctiva overlying the sclera due to collagen degeneration of the subconjunctiva resulting from exposure?

Answer 6

Pterygium

Question 7

What is known as atrophy of retinal ganglion cell layer in presence of increased intraocular pressure and is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans?

Answer 7

Glaucoma

Question 8

What is the most common type of Glaucoma?

Answer 8

Open-angle glaucoma

Question 9

What type of glaucoma has obstruction of the canal of Schlemm?

Answer 9

Wide-angle (chronic) glaucoma

Question 10

What type of glaucoma is it when pupil is fixed in a mid-dilated position, cornea appears cloudy, and a presence of a crescent shadow due to the iris being bowed forward?

Answer 10

Angle-closure glaucoma