Vaso-occlusion with a poor prognosis
What is CRAO?
The recommendation for when to start annual ophthalmology screening for retinopathy in patients with Type 2 DM
What is at diagnosis?
Demyelination of the optic nerve
What is Optic Neuritis?
Must cover bacterial pathogen for contact wearer with conjunctivitis
What is pseudomonas?
What is Cataracts?
Blood and thunder fundus
What is CRVO
If an otherwise healthy 30-40yo patient presents with progressive unilateral vision loss and optic disc swelling on exam you will want to ensure a workup for this associated etiology
What is MS?
Intraocular lens clouding
What is cataract?
This viral Eye -"tis" may make your patient avoid bright lights and complain of discharge and shows dendrites in the cornea with fluorescein stain on PE
What is herpetic keratitis?
Diagnostic that must be checked when you note a mid-dilated asymmetric, poorly reactive pupil with a steamy cornea and increased cup:disc ratio
What is IOP (tonometry)?
Glaucoma that requires Emergent Ophthalmo referral
What is Acute angle closure glaucoma?
The #1 non-modifiable risk factor for cataract development.
What is Aging?
Blood in the anterior chamber
What is Hyphema?
Systemic autoimmune disease most commonly associated with scleritis
Cause of central age related vision loss associated with difficulty reading and limited night vision
What is macular degeneration?
Painful infectious eyelid nodule
What is Hordeolum?
For this disease that results in a painless, progressive peripheral visual field deficit and if untreated blindness, you will want to ask about family history.
What is primary open angle closure glaucoma?
Name for the symptom of unilateral or bilateral transient vision loss with many etiologies?
What is Amaurosis fugax?
Eye -"tis" with a miotic (small), irregular shaped, possibly sluggish to react pupil in a patient with a diagnosed spondyloarthropathy
What is Uveitis?
Flashing light, showers or floaters followed by Unilateral painless vision loss described as a curtain coming down over the visual field
What is Retinal detachment?
Seen in the elderly & may need surgery if the eyelashes cause a corneal defect
What is entropion?
To avoid seeing AV nicking, retinal hemorrhages and cotton wool spots we will want to ensure adequate control of this condition
What is HTN?
Also called surfer's eye
What is Pterygium?
2 broad categories of infectious etiologies to consider for BILATERAL conjunctivitis
What are Viral & Bacterial?
Must consider dx in a patient with Afib c/o neck pain & sudden profound monocular vision loss and fundoscopy showing a whitened retina with a cherry red spot