Eye PDx Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 8 most common etiologies of red eye?
A
- Chemical injury (Alkali worst)
- Angle-closure glaucoma
- Ocular foreign body
- Corneal abasion
- Uveitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Ocular surface disease
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage
2
Q
What are the symptoms of Acute Narrow Angle Glaucoma?
A
- Sudden onset of pain and blurred vision
- Hyperemia
- Corneal cloudiness
- Pupillary dilation with sluggish or absent light response
- Increased IOP
Risk factors: family hx, hyperopia (short eye), advancing age, female, Asian or Inuit, meds (mydriatic agents, and others)
3
Q
What eye signs and symptoms should prompt referral?
A
- Pain
- Decreased visual acuity
- Sluggish pupillary reflex
- Dendritic corneal lesion
- Vesicular lesions around the eye
