OnlineMedEd: Pediatrics - "Ophthalmology"

Question 1

What is amblyopia?

Answer 1

The disorder in which one eye has decreased cortical effect; can be caused by either strabismus (when the brain picks the good eye and vision diminishes in the bad eye) or cataracts

Question 2

Go through the treatment protocols for congenital versus acquired strabismus.

Answer 2

• Congenital: surgery at six months

* Acquired: patch good eye

Question 3

How can time of presentation help you identify the cause of congenital cataracts?

Answer 3

• Present at birth = Rubella

* Not present at birth but arriving shortly thereafter = galactosemia

Question 4

You need to distinguish cataracts from ____________.

Answer 4

retinoblastoma

Question 5

How is retinopathy of prematurity diagnosed?

Answer 5

Clinically –use an ophthalmoscope to view angiogenesis on the retina

Question 6

_______________ presents with non-purulent eye redness in the first 24 hours of life.

Answer 6

Chemical conjunctivitis

Question 7

True or false: topical erythromycin protects against gonorrheal and chlamydial conjunctivitis.

Answer 7

False

Topical protects against gonorrhea, but oral/systemic is needed to treat chlamydial.