Flashcards in Ophthalmology Deck (28):
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describe a bacterial conjunctivitis
- red eye
- unilateral
- thick purulent discharge
- NO LAD
- NO itch
- treated with topical antibiotics
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describe a viral conjunctivitis
- red eyes
- bilaterla
- watery discharge
- periauricular LAD
- itchy
- no specific tx
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red eye and history of trauma
abrasion
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sand in my eye and red eye
abrasion
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diagnosis of ocular abrasion
fluorescin stain
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tx of ocular abrasion
no specific tx, ? patch
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red eye and pain-- what eye findings
FIXED MIDPOINT PUPIL-- non-reactive to light in glaucoma; hard to palpation
8
most accurate test for glacuoma
tonometry
9
chronic glaucoma tx
- prostaglandin analogues: latanoprost, travoprost, bimatoprost
- pilocarpine
- laser trabeculoplasty
- alpha blockers: apraclonidine
- beta blockers: topical-- timolol, cartelol, metipranolol, betaxolol, levobunolol
- carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: dorzolamide, brinzolamide
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acute angle closure glaucoma tx
AMPI
- acetazolamide IV
- mannitol IV
- pilocarpine, beta blockers, apraclonidine
- iridiotomy- laser
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how does uveitis present
red eye+ PHOTOPHOBIA
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diagnostic test for uveitis
slit lamp exam
13
what to avoid in herpes keratitis
STEROIDS
14
tx of cataracts
surgical removal of lens, and replace with new intraocular lens
15
most accurate test in diabetic retinopathy
fluorescin angiography
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non- proliferative diabetic retinopathy tx
diabetic control
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proliferative diabetic retinopathy tx
laser photocoagulation
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acute painless monocular vision loss differential
central retinal artery OR vein occlusion
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retinal exam for retinal artery occlusion
cherry red macula, pale retina
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retinal exam for retinal vein occlusion
extravasation of blood into the retina
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painless unilateral loss of vision-- curtain coming down
retinal detachment
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tx of retinal detachment
MECHANICAL
- surgery
- laser
- cryotherapy
- injection of expansile gas-- pushes retina back up against globe of eye
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MCC blindness in elderly
macular degen
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tx of atrophic macular degen
NO PROVEN effective tx
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tx of wet macular degen
anti-VEGF
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aflibercept
anti-VEGF
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ranibizumab
anti-VEGF
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