Sclera Flashcards
Thinnest part
Posterior to the muscle insertion
Why is phenylephrine test used (D/D)
To differentiate phlyctenular conjunctivitis,scleritis,episcleritis
C and e (diff by 2.5% of phenylephrine)
S and e ( “. 10% “. )
Treatment of necrotising scleritis
NSAIDs
Steroids
Immunosuppressive drugs
Scleroma Lucia perforens (what type of scleritis)
Anterior scleritis
Necrotising
Without inflammation
Staphyloma
Herniation of uveal tissue (eyeball)
Most common staphyloma
Posterior staphyloma
What type of staphyloma happens in pathological myopia
Posterior staphyloma
Types of staphylomas
Anterior Posterior Equatorial Ciliary Intercalary
Treatment ofstaphyloma
Staphylectomy
Ant staphyloma cause
Pseudocornea
Intercalary(limbus) staphloma cause
Peripheral corneal ulcer
Ciliary staphyloma causes
Trauma
Scleritis
Absolute glaucoma
Equatorial staphyloma cause
Scleritis