Inflammation of the Eye

Question 1

Arises from incomplete eyelid closure during blinking or sleeping

Poor tear film affected by evaporation

Symptomatically similar to dry eyes

Can be sight threatening

Answer 1

Keratitis

Question 2

If keratitis is causeed by heat/Welders burn – treat like what?

Answer 2

treat like an abrasion and treat with Gentamycin drops to prevent
infection

Question 3

Gradual loss of vision in a quiet eye

Visual loss is due to vitreous haze and opacities, and inflammatory lesions involving the macula, macular edema, retinal vein occlusion or optic neuropathy

Answer 3

Posterior Uveitis

Question 4

Inflammation or infection of the nasolacrimal duct

Sometimes accompanied by a red eye

Answer 4

Dacrocystitis

Question 5

The obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct produces a characteristic clinical picture of persistent tearing and occasional discharge that fails to respond to abx

Answer 5

Dacrocystitis

Question 6

The most common causes of adult obstructions in dacrocystitis is what?

Answer 6

trauma and recurrent infections of the lacrimal sac

Question 7

Very common in new babies

Approximately 90% of congenital obstructions will resolve spontaneously by 12 months

If tearing and chronic discharge persist beyond 8 months, refer to
ophthamologist

Answer 7

Congenital Dacrocystitis

Question 8

Inflammation or infection of the lacrimal gland

Located in the upper lateral anterior portion of the orbit

RARE

Answer 8

Dacroadenitis

Question 9

What are the most common causes of acute dacroadenitis?

Answer 9

Mumps
EBV
Staph
Gonococcal

Question 10

What are the most common causes of chronic dacroadenitis?

Answer 10

Sarcoidosis
Thyroid orbital disease (Graves)
Sjorgens
Orbital pseudotumor
Tumor