This week's reading
A classic party foul when removing a dermoid cyst.
What is popping it?
Classic cause of dark choroid on FA.
What is Stargardt?
The diagnosis for a classic snowflake-shaped corneal opacity appearing in the graft after penetrating keratoplasty.
-500 for incorrect answer >:D
BONUS +300: which organism?
What is crystalline keratopathy, S. viridans?
A type of cataract that you should not hydrodissect.
What is posterior polar?
What are: abnormal tissue in a normal location, and normal tissue in an abnormal location.
The management for a type 1 diabetic with high risk PDR, macular edema, and new onset fundus obscuring vitreous hemorrhage.
What is anti-VEGF, then Vx?
Three treatment options for corneal intraepithelial neoplasia.
What are 5-FU, MMC, and IFN?
The triad of Balint syndrome.
+400: location of lesion?
What is simultanagnosia, optic ataxia, ocular motor apraxia?
What is bilateral occipitoparietal lesion?
TSH and/or T4 are abnormal in this % of patients with TED.
+1000 for exact percentage, +500 for within 5%, +100 for within 10%.
-500 for > 20% off.
What is 90%?
The study that demonstrated noninferiority of Avastin to Lucentis for wet AMD tx.
What is CATT?
The layers of the cornea and there approximate size in microns.
What are epithelium (50), Bowmans (15), Stroma (500), Descement (10-12), Endo (5)?
You are with Dr. Lao in clinic seeing a patient, and he says, "AH-HUH! the pt is taking Dalfampridine." The patient probably has this condition.
What is downbeat nystagmus?
A differential diagnosis for dermolipoma. (at least 2 other conditions)
What is: prolapsed orbit fat, prolapsed lacrimal gland, lymphoma, amyloidosis
The chance of anterior segment neovascularization in ischemic CRVO (must be within 10%).
BONUS +400: definition of ischemic CRVO
What is 60%?
What is > 10 DD nonperfusion on FA/OCT-A
Name at least 4 causes of Vortex keratopathy.
What are: NSAIDS, tamoxifen, amiodarone, chlorpromazine, Fabry, Acutane, Gold, Silverantacids, atovaquone, clarithromyinc, clofazimine, gentamicin, mepacrine, practolol, suramin, etc.
The name of the pupilloplasty technique that Dr. Liang taught us at VA conference last week.
What is Agarwal 4-throw pupilloplasty?
One of the "most common" causes of parasitic orbital cellulitis, often transmitted by sheep dogs.
The risk that an asymptomatic flap tear will progress to a retinal detachment. (must be within 5%)
What is 5%?
Three stains that can be used for amyloid in corneal dystrophy specimens.
What are congo red, crystal violet, and thioflavin T?
A patient can read the 20/80 line. How many feet does the patient have to move toward the chart to read the 20/20 line?
What is 15 feet?