Oc Dz Flashcards
subepithelial infiltrates
No corneal stain b/c epithelial is not broken
Non-metallic foreign bodies
vegetable matter cloth cilia stone glass
Name Metallic foreign bodies
*Rust ring corneal edema mild anterior chamber rxn
Hyphema signs
Lens subluxation Vossius ring Pain blurred vision blood in anterior chamber
8-ball hyphema
100% blood in anterior chamber
microhyphemas
RBCs in ant chamber `
Idiopathic hyphema caused by:
Blood thinners (aspirin, NSAID) Sickle Cell
Testing for hyphema
Complete blood count (CBC) Prothrombin time/partial thromboplastin time (PT/PTT) sickle cell screen
What test to AVOID if Intraocular foreign body?
MRI b/c if metal struck eye then bad if do MRI
(+) forced duction in which ocular conditions?
CANNOT physically move eye Brown syndrome Duane retraction Graves ophthalmopathy
trauma disrupts RPE and outer segments of PR
Commotio retinae
Berlin’s edema
commotio retinae in the macula acute vision loss if trauma w/in macula
does commotio retinae resolve on its own?
3-6 wks by itself
disinsertion of iris root and ciliary body; looks like peripheral iris hole
iridodialysis
subretinal neovascularization aka choroidal neovascularization in 6 conditions (mnemonic*)
CHBALA Choroidal rupture histoplasmosis Best Dz AMD Lacquer cracks Angioid streaks