Glaucoma
abrupt closure, blindness in 1-2 days without treatment.
Treatment is drug therapy plus surgery
What is angle closure glaucoma?
first stage of disease process characterized by “drusen”
formation (deposits under retina)...
What is Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration?
Diagnostic aid that stains the eye...
What is fluorescein (AK-Fluor)?
External anti-infective...
What is polymyxin B + neomycin + hydrocortisone (Cortisporin)?
oily or fatty substances that soften skin by allowing skin
to retain water
What are emollients?
Risks for developing glaucoma...
What is increased intraocular pressure (IOP),
black race, family history of glaucoma, advanced age (getting older)?
Class of ranibizumab (Lucentis) and aflibercept (Eylea)...
What are angiogenesis inhibitors?
Contraindicated in narrow angle glaucoma...
What is atropine (Isopto Atropine)?
Can use to soften wax for easier removal..
What is H2O2, mineral oil, carbamide peroxide, docusate sodium?
Topical corticosteroids..
What is desoximetasone (Topicort), triamcinolone acetonide (Kenalog), or hydrocortisone (Cortizone)?
Beta blocker that decreases intraocular pressure...
What is timolol (Timoptic)? (ADRs?)
second stage of disease, more severe, characterized by leaky
new subretinal blood vessels
What is Wet ARMD?
allows observation of inside of eye (the pupil diameter
widens, and it is easier to see the structures inside)
What is Mydriasis?
Administration of ear drops in a child...
What is pull ear down & back
“Wiggle and wick”
unblocks the clogged follicles that cause cystic acne
What is tretinoin (Retin-A)?
Medication that decreases production of aqueous humor, tastes bitter and stings
What is dorzolamide (Trusopt)?
Treatment for dry ARMD...
What are antioxidants and zinc supplements that slow the process but does not
cure?
prevents the eye reflex reaction to the light from scope
(doesn’t allow the pupil to close as it normally would with light).
What is Cycloplegia?
Abbreviation for right ear...
What is AD? Auribus Dexter.
Systemic acne medication that can cause teratogens...
What is isotretinoin (Accutane)?
Prostaglandin analog->increase outflow of fluid...
What is latanoprost (Xalatan)?
Definition of angiogenesis...
What is the development of new blood vessels. So, the drugs used in Wet
ARDM are meant to inhibit new vessel growth.
fluorescein aids in...
What is visualizing foreign bodies, ulcerations, and corneal abrasions when an
ultraviolet (UV) light is shined?
Antibiotic used in otitis media...
What is amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin)?
should only be used the FIRST time a wound is cleaned, after
that, it can damage healing tissues and delay wound healing
What is hydrogen peroxide?