Ophthalmology

Question 1

If a patient has floaters what are we concerned about?

Answer 1

Retinal Detachment

Question 2

Eye Pain, Redness, Sensitivity to bright lights, no discharge, what should I think about?

Answer 2

iritis/anterior uveitis

Question 3

Eye discomfort that spreads to the other eye with morning crusting, watery discharge, and preauricular adenopathy is suggestive of what?

Answer 3

Viral Conjunctivitus

Question 4

Unilateral Redness, discharge, foreign body sensation, and light sensitivity, contacts, has not changed them recently, what is this disease?

Answer 4

Bacterial Corneal Ulcer, need emergent eye doctor evaluation

Question 5

Severe Unilateral Eye pain, sectoral hyperemia, no trauma, is what?

Answer 5

Scleritis, patient should be evaluated for Rheumatoid Arthritis
No visual changes or photophobia

Question 6

Episcleritis vs scleritis is what?

Answer 6

Scleritis has severe pain, scleritis does not

Question 7

Infection of the upper eye, acute onset of localized, painful swelling via an infected eyelash follicle, usually is what?

Answer 7

Hordeolum, style

Crusting is common

Question 8

What is a Pterygium?

Answer 8

Irritation, foreign body

Question 9

Morning crusting and discharge, foreign body sensation, vision unaffected is what?

Answer 9

Blepharitis

Question 10

What is a non-infective blockage of the Meibomian gland orifice that causes the gland to rupture inside the tarsal plate?

The resultant foreign body reaction causes a rubbery, palpable nodule, it is rarely tender and does not cause lid or conjunctival erythema.

Answer 10

Chalazion

Question 11

What is an accumulation of white blood cells that may be grossly visible in the inferior part of the anterior chamber?

Answer 11

Hypopyon