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What is a complication of cataract surgery, with curtain coming down over my eyes that is persistant?
Retinal Detachment
In retinal detachment which vision goes first? Peripheral or Central
Peripheral
What is the treatment for Retinal Detachment?
Laser cryopexy, photocoagulation, pneumatic retinopexy and vitrectomy
Floaters and flashes of light and sudden loss of vision...what is it?
Vitreous Hemorrhage
What is the treatment for Vitreous Hemorrhage
Vitrectomy
RED eye+ PAIN + photophobia, reduced vision with dendritic ulcer on flurooscein slit lamp
Herpes Simplex
How do you treat dendritic corneal ulcer with red eye and pain
Antiviral eye drop----Trifluridine, Vidarabine, or Acyclovir
What do you treat recurrent eyes Herpes?
ORAL--acyclovir
What are the common bugs for bacterial keratitis?
Pseudomonas and STrep
How do you treat bacterial keratitis?
TOPICAL--tobramycin with fortified cefazolin or moxifloxacin
What is the mechanism of actue angle closure glaucoma?
Aqueous humor doesn't get absorbed b/c iris is closing the angle when pupils eyes get dialated.
What are the SX of Actue angle glucoma? What is the treatment of acute angle closure gluacomaz/
Severe red eye, severe pain, Profound visual loss
Treatment : Topical Timolol + ORAL Acetazolamide
Or Iridotomy
What is the Uveitis
Inflammation of the iris, choroid, and ciliary body
What will be the chief complaint of Uvieits patients?
Red eye, with photophobia
How will the pupil look in Uveitis?
Small and IRREGular Pupil
If you look at Uveitis with an Opthalmoscope what will you find?
Keratic Precipitate
How do you treat Anterior Uveitis?
Topic Corticosteroid
How do you treat POSterior Uveitis?
SYStemic Corticosteroid
What do you diagnose if there is yellow deposits on the marcular region (Drusen)
Macular degeneration
What is Wet Macular degeneration?
Distortion of central vision in ONE eye
What is dry or ATrophic macular degeneration?
gradual vision loss in BOTH eyes
What is the treatment for wet and dry macular degeneration?
WET--VEGF
DRY--vitamin supplement and stop smoking
What are some bugs/things that cause congenital cataracts?
Rubella, CMV, Galactosemia
What is the treatment of Cataracts?
Intra ocular Lens implant
Open angle glaucoma what happens to the optic disk?
What kind of vision will the pt. complain of?
Pathological cupping
c/o tUNNEl vision
What is the diagnosis if old pt complains of:
1) Sudden loss with pain and red eye
2) Slow vision loss with difficult driving
3) Slow vision loss with difficulty in reading
1) Acute angle closure glaucoma
2)Open angle glaucoma
3)Macular degeneration
How to treat HA, nasal congestion, watery rhinorrea, sneezing, scratchy throat with red muscosa and watery discharge.
Decongestants
Oxymethazoline NASAL spray
What is the s/E of oxymethazoline?
rebound nasal congestion
What is it called if you have rebound nasal congestion caused by a drug?
Rhitinis medicamentosa
How do you treat rebound nasal congestion caused by a drug?
Stop oxymethazoline (drug). Use intranasal coricoseroid and ORAL tapering of prednisone
Chronic nasal congestion that is changed by the seasons and you find non-allergic mucosa of the nose...how do you treat?
Mast cell stabilizer---cromolyn Sodium
When doing a webers test (put TF on Forehead)...what loss is it if you hear the sound better in the ear that is having the problem?
Conductive---defective
When doing a webers test (put TF on Forehead)...what loss is it if you hear the sound better in the ear that is NOT having the problem? I.E. the good ear?
Sensorineural deafness in the OTHER ear
How do you do Rinnes test?
put tuning fork on the mastoid and then in front of the ear.
How do you diagnose conductive hearing loss in Rinnes?
the Mastoid process hears it better than in front of the ear.
What makes the Rhinne's test postitive?
When bone conduction is better than air conduction. Normally AIR is better than BONE
What bug is the causative agent for malignant otis externa?
Pseudamonas
How do you dx malig. otis externa?
CT to r/o abscess, meningitis, bone erosion
How do you treat malig otis externa? When can you discontinue
IV antibiotic
Discontinue after gallium guided scan
What is a complication of chronic otitis media/
chelestatoma (amorphous white debri)
How do you treat choesteatoma?---what can it cause?
Treat with Mastoidectomy
if you don't it can cause bone erosion
What dx. are you thinking if you see progressive hearing loss, tinnitus, and paracusis (hearing better when there is more background noise) and what is the treatment?
Otosclerosis of the stapes
Treatment: surgery
Nystagmus during the hallpike maneuver diagnoses what disease?
Benign Postisional vertigo
What is the treatment of BPV?
Particle repositioning maneuver (Brandt-Daroff exercise, Semont maneuver, and EPley maneuver)
How do you differentiate between BPV, Meneire's and acoustic neuroma?
BPV--sudden, seconds lasting, and Nystagmus on turning head while pt. on edge of bed.

Meneires ds--triad---tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing loss

Acoustic neuroma---ONE ear is affected and its subacute
How to differentiate betwn. Meniere's, Viral Labyritih, and Vestibular Neuritis since all 3 have VERTIGO?
Meniers'--all 3--hearing, vertigo (hours) and tinnitus

Viral--has all 3--hearing, vertigo (days), and tinnitus

Vestibular--has ONLY vertigo (days)
How do you treat viral labyrithitis and vestibular neuronitis?
Corticosterios