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Other causes of red eye Flashcards

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Describe Pinguecula:

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• Degenerated conjunctiva
- Break down of collagen fibres in conjunctival stroma
- Thinning of overlying epithelium

• Prevalence increases with age
- Seen in most Px > 70 years old

• UV light exposure catalyses development
- Countries with high sunlight levels
- Outdoor occupation
• Chronic eye irritation increases risks

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Pinguecula: Symptoms

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• Usually asymptomatic
• May notice yellow-white lump: concerned
• Can become inflamed
- Pingueculitis
- Irritation, foreign body sensation and localised redness

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Pinguecula: Signs

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• Yellow-white, raised lump on bulbar conjunctiva
•Resembles fatty deposit
• Usually bilateral
- Close to limbus, 3 + 9 O’clock position
- Nasal more common than temporal
- Although many patients develop both
• Pingueculitis- localised redness

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Pinguecula: Management

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• Benign - no specific treatment required
- Reassure
• Advice: UV protective measures

• Pingueculitis:
- cold compresses
- artificial tears/ocular lubricants

• Surgical removal possible, but rarely performed; cosmetic, severe, chronic irritation

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Pterygium: Describe

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• Fibrovascular growth
- Triangular-shaped, extends from bulbar conjunctiva
- Crosses limbus and invades cornea

• UV light exposure raises risk
- Countries with high sunlight levels
- Outdoor occupation

• Chronic dryness and irritation of ocular surface also increases risk
- Dust, wind

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Pterygium: Symptoms

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• Early, small pterygium asymptomatic
• At limbus: disrupts tear film, dryness/irritation
• Developed: cosmetic concern

• Advances across cornea:
- Warpage induces irregular astigmatism
- Visual impairment despite refractive correction
- Threatens visual axis

• Acute inflammatory episodes:
- Irritation/dryness
- Increased redness

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Pterygium: Signs

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• Fibrovascular tissue:
- Milky-cloudy white
- Translucent
- Network of fine blood vessels

• Apex orientated towards pupil
• Usually bilateral
• More commonly originate from nasal bulbar

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Pterygium: Management

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• Advice: UV protective measures
• Monitor progression, record size
- Acute Inflammatory Episodes: cold compresses, artificial tears/lubricants
- More severe: topical NSAIDS or steroids
• Surgical removal

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Pterygium: Management
(Surgical removal indications)

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•Proximity to visual axis
• Induced irregular astigmatism leading to visual impairment
• Chronic inflammation, unresponsive to treatment
• Cosmetically unacceptable
Routine referral to Ophthalmologist

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Subconctival Haemorrhage: Describe

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• Rupture of a fine blood vessel
• Blood leaks into space underneath conjunctiva
• Similar to bruise on skin
• Most are idiopathic

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Subconctival Haemorrhage: Risk factors

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  1. Raised pressure in venous due to coughing, straining, sneezing, vomiting
  2. Trauma
  3. Vascular disorders
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Subconctival Haemorrhage: Symptoms

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• Asymptomatic
• Px may notice red eye
• Dramatic=concerned
• Sometimes mild irritation
• Never painful

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Subconctival Haemorrhage: Signs

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• Typically unilateral
• Distinctive appearance- blood is fixed and immobile
• Edges of haemorrhage may appear fainter

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Subconctival Haemorrhage: Management

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• Reassure; self limiting 5-10 days
• Irritation:
- Cold compresses
- Artificial tears/ocular lubricants
- Recurrent can indicate systemic hypertension or blood clotting disorders
- Routine referral if recurrent

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Describe Pre-septal cellulitis:

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• Bacterial infection of tissue anterior to orbital septum
• No extension to more posterior orbital tissue
• Bacteria may spread from nearby site:
- Ocular (e.g. hordeolum, conjunctivitis)
- Trauma (e.g. tree branch, insect bite/sting)
• May be spread of more remote infection:
- Sinusitis (sinus infection)
- Middle ear infection

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Pre-septal cellulitis: Symptoms

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• Most common in children (<10 years old)
• Unilateral
• Swelling and redness of eyelids
• Tender eyelids
• Pyrexia (Fever; raised temperature)
• Malaise (general unwell feeling)

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Pre-septal cellulitis: Signs

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• Erythema (redness) of skin surrounding eye
• Warm skin surrounding eye
• Tender ocular region
• Eyelid oedema (swelling)
- Increased weight of upper eyelid may cause posis
- Narrowed palpebral aperture

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Pre-septal cellulitis: scanning

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• CT scan
- Useful to exclude orbital cellulitis

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Pre-septal cellulitis: Management

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• Risk of mis-diagnosing orbital cellulitis as preseptal
• Preseptal can progress to orbital, particularly in children
• Emergency referral to Ophthalmologist (telephone call)
- CT Scan
- Systemic antibacterial drugs- oral tablets
- If severe, intravenous antibacterial drugs may be required

• IP Optoms can prescribe oral antibacterial drugs for adults if diagnosis is not in doubt

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Orbital cellulitis: Describe

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• Bacterial infection of tissues posterior to orbital septum
• Sight-, and potentially life-, threatening
• Most common in children
- May develop from preseptal cellulitis
- Spread from adjacent sinusitis (particularly ethmoid)
- Dental abscess (bacterial mouth infection)
- Trauma (including ocular surgery)

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Orbital cellulitis: Symptoms

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• Generally more severe than preseptal
• Sudden onset (more rapid than preseptal), unilateral
• Redness and swelling of peri-ocular tissues
• Malaise and pyrexia
• Impaired visual function

• Painful eye movements
• Diplopia
• Reduced/blurred vision

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Orbital cellulitis: Signs (early)

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• Erythema (redness) and oedema (swelling) of eyelids
• Warm and tender eyelid skin
• Proptosis (eye bulges forward)

• Ocular motility:
- Restricted range of eye movements
- Diplopia and pain reported

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Orbital cellulitis: Signs (advanced)

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Optic nerve compression
• Reduced VA
• Impaired colour vision
• Test each eye monocularly
• Investigate for red desaturation
•Pupils: RAPD in the affected eye …but no anisocoria

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Orbital cellulitis: Management

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• Emergency referral to Ophthalmologist
- CT scan
- Hospital admission
- Antibacterial drugs (intra-venous)
- Surgery to drain fluid/pus in some cases

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Endophthalmitis: Describe

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• Widespread inflammation involving up to the entire globe and surrounding tissues
• Typically caused by severe bacterial infection
• Route required for bacteria to penetrate deep into eye
- ocular surgery; contaminated instrument, ocular trauma, spread of infection

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Endophthalmitis: Symptoms

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• Acute (within first week post-surgery)
• Chronic (one month post surgery
- 80% of cases develop 6 weeks after surgery

• Substantial variance in symptoms:
- Acute, PAINFUL, RED EYE
- Blurred vision, photophobia
- Chronic less severe

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Endophthalmitis: Signs

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• Hyperaemia of lids + conj
• Hypopyon
- Accumulation of inflammatory cells in ant chamber
• Chemosis of lids + conj
• Hazy cornea
• Opacification of cornea
• Reduced VA

• Vitritis
- Inflammation extends to vitreous, hazy due to cells + flare

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Endophthalmitis: Management

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• Emergency referral to Ophthalmologist

Intensive antibacterial therapy:
• Topical (eye-drops)
• Systemic (oral tablets)
• Intra-vitreal injections

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