Part 3

Cards (72)

  • What causes eye pain?
    Foreign body
    Trauma
    Reduced tear film
    Coreneal epithelial disturbance
    Inflammation
    Raised intraocular pressure
  • What are the different mechanisms of pain?
    Nociceptive - damage to non-neural tissue
    Neuropathic - damage to nerve
    Inflammatory - activation of nociceptors by inflammatory mediators
    Sudden raised intra-ocular pressure - activation of nociceptors by ATP
  • There are no pain receptors in the lens or retina
  • What is blepharitis?
    Inflammation of the eyelids
    Very common
    Multiple types
    Warm compress
    Lid hygiene
  • What is meibomianitis?
    Inflammation of meibomian glands
  • What is cyst of Moll?
    Blocked gland of Moll (modified sweat gland)
  • What is a stye?
    Blocked sebaceous gland related to hair follicle
  • What is chalazion?
    Blocked meibomian gland
  • What is shown in this image?
    Blepharitis
  • What is shown in the image?
    Meibomianitis
  • What is shown in the image?
    Cyst of Moll
  • What is shown in the image?
    Stye
  • What is shown in the image?
    Chalazion
  • What is shown in the image?
    Entropion
  • What is entropion?
    Eyelid turned in, lashes rubbing on cornea
  • What is shown in the image?
    Ectropion
  • What is ectopion?
    Eyelid turned out
  • What is shown in the image?
    Trichiasis
  • What is trichiasis?
    Lashes turned in -> rib on cornea
  • What are the different types of conjunctivitis?
    Bacterial -> sticky discharge
    Viral -> watery discharge, follicles
    Allergic -> chemosis (inflammation of conjunctiva), papillary changes
  • What is shown in the image?
    Bacterial conjunctivitis
  • What is shown in the image?
    Viral conjunctivitis
  • What is shown in the images?
    Allergic conjunctivitis
  • How do you see corneal problems?
    Fluorescein & blue light
    -> shows epithelial defects
  • What does the ophthalmic division of tigeminal nerve innervate (V1)?
    Upper eye lid
    Palpebral conjunctiva
    Bulbar conjunctiva
    Cornea
    Ciliary body
    Iris
  • What does the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve innervate (V2)?
    Lower eye lid
    Palpebral conjunctiva
  • Fill in the blanks
    A) Skin
    B) Conjunctiva
    C) Tarsal plate
    D) Meibomian gland
    E) Eyelash
    F) Sebaceous gland
    G) Gland of Moll
    H) Sclera
    I) Choroid
    J) Retina
    K) Optic nerve
    L) Retinal artery
    M) Vitreous
    N) Cornea
    O) Iris
    P) Ciliary body
  • What is inflammation of skin called?
    Dermatitis
  • What is inflammation of the conjunctiva called?
    Conjunctivitis
  • What is inflammation of Meibomian gland called?
    Meibomianitis
  • What is inflammation of the eyelash called?
    Blepharitis
  • What is inflammation of the sclera called?
    Scleritis
  • What is inflammation of the choroid called?
    Choroiditis
  • What is inflammation of the retina called?
    Retinitis
  • What is inflammation of the optic nerve called?
    Optic neuritis
  • What is inflammation of the retinal artery called?
    Vasculitis
  • What is inflammation of the vitreous called?
    Vitritis
  • What is inflammation of the cornea called?
    Keratinitis
  • What is inflammation of the iris called?
    Iritis
  • What is inflammation of the cliary body called?
    Cyclitis