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Name the the symptoms associated with conjunctival disorders. |
• Redness • Discharge • Pain – Grittiness,itching • Vision - photophobia |
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What are the signs of conjunctival disorders? |
• Redness – distribution • Papillae & follicles • Haemorrhage • Oedema – chemosis • Scarring • Symblepharon • Pigmentation |
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What are the signs of conjunctival disorders? 2 |
• Lid disease • Corneal involvement • Lacrimal disease • Lymphadenopathy • Other mucus membranes • Uni or bilateral |
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What is this? |
Follicles |
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What are the causes of conjunctivitis? |
• Infection • Allergic • Toxic • Auto-immune reactions • Other – irradiation, trauma |
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What is Bacterial conjunctivitis? |
• Acute • Purulent discharge ++ • Bilateral • Cornea usually unaffected • Staph, Strep, Haemophilus • Responds rapidly to topical antibiotics |
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What is Ophthalmia neonatorum? |
is a form of conjunctivitis and a type of neonatal infection contracted by newborns during delivery. |
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What causes Ophthalmia neonatorum? |
• Acquired from birth canal • Chlamydia • Staphylococcal • Haemophilus • Herpes simplex |
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What is viral conjunctivitis? |
• Common • Contagious • Self-limiting – 2 week • Hygeine |
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What are the signs and symptoms of viral conjunctivitis? |
• Muco-serous discharge • Pink eye – mild chemosis • Follicles • Pre-auricular lymphadenopathy • Corneal spots – photophobia • Sore throat |
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What would you see with conjunctivitis chlamydia? |
• Follicular reaction with corneal infiltrates • Swabs • Referral to STD clinic |
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What is allergic conjunctivitis? |
• Acute reaction – chemosis – short-lived • Seasonal – hay-fever |
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What is Atopic keratoconjunctivitis? |
genetic condition where your immune system produces higher than normal antibodies in response to a given allergen |
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What reaction would you see with Atopic keratoconjunctivitis? |
• Lid dermatitis & thickening • Corneal pannus • Chronic, bilateral • Cataract & keratoconus |
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What are the symptoms of Vernal keratoconjunctivitis? |
• Itching • watering • mucus • photophobia |
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What are the signs of Vernal keratoconjunctivitis? |
Giant pupillae conjunctivitis |
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What is the treatment for allergic conjunctivitis? |
• Mast cell stabilising drops – cromoglycate • Topical steroids • Mucolytics • Plaque debridement |
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Who does Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis affect? |
Middle aged women |
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What are the symptoms of Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis? |
• Gritty • watering • photophobia |
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What is the sign of Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis? |
Superior limbal inflammation |
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What is the treatment for Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis? |
• Lubricants • mucolytics • BCL |
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What is Pingeculae? |
Common interpalpebral plaques |
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What is Pterygia? |
• Wing-shaped fibrovascular ingrowths • May need surgery |
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What is this? |
Melanosis |
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What is this? |
Papilloma
• Viral & non-viral • Excision / cautery |
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What is this? |
Conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia
• Elderly, interpalpebral, white plaque • Excision biopsy • Squamous cell carcinoma |
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What is this? |
Malignant melanoma |
