Exam 5 Eye Flashcards
(28 cards)
Orbital Cellulitis
Usually spread of sinusitis (staph)
Fungal infection in AIDS
Medical emergency
Blepharitis
Inflammation of eyelid
Usually staph or adenovirus
(can be mites)
Usually bilateral
Hordeola / Chalazia (stye)
Hordeolum (stye)
Staph
Chalazion
Granuloma formation
Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
Usually adenovirus
Longer course than bacterial
Self limited
Wash hands!
Follicular Conjuntivitis
Least severe
No corneal involvement
Adenovirus
HSV
Varicella-Foster
PCF
Follicular conjuntivitits + more symptoms
Adenovirus
EKC
Like PCF but with corneal involvement
Easily spread
Rule of “8”
Acute epidemic hemorrhagic conjuntivitis
Bloody eyes
Usually result of crowded areas
Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Discharge
Acute: self limiting
Hyperacute: give Abx
Spreads to cornea
Inclusion Conjuctivitis
Chlamydia
Inclusion bodies in infected cells
Fluid transmitted
mom>kid
Trachoma
Chlamydia
LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS
Flies are mechanical vector
SAFE
S: surgery
A: Abx (only on needed for IC)
F: Facial Cleanliness
E: Environmental change
Neonatal Conjunctivitis
N. gonorrhoea and C trachomatis
Passed during birth
Prphylaxis with silver nitrate and tetracycline
Keratitis (general)
Unilateral
Pain and photophobia
IMPAIRED VISION
HSV Keratitis
Usually HSV reactivation
Adults
Stromal HSV Keratitis
Stromal (more serious)
Epithelial (more common)
Dendritic ulcers
VZV Recrudescence
Trigeminal demarcation
Can invlve eye
Adenovirus keratitis
“pinpoint lesions”
Viral Keratitis Treatments
Acyclovir
HSV and VCV
Bacteral keratitis
Hard for bacteria to get to cornea
Usually from contact lenses
Bacterial keratitis
Psudomonas
Green!
Contacts
“quorum sensing” allows conc. Increase
Fungal keratitis
Immunocompromised
Acanthamoeba keratitis
Free living amoeba
Also associated with contacts
CMV retinitis
AIDs
Visual field loss
CMV
CHEESE PIZZA
