Common ENT cont.

Fluorescein stain to r/o ulcer, keratitis, foreign body, irrigation

Azithromycin, erythromycin, Polymyxin B

Trifluride 1%

Periocular pain, photophobia, vision normal, conjunctival vessels are dilated at corneal edge, irregular pupil shape, floater and hazy visio

Noninfectious prednisolone acetate 1%, infectious antimicrobial drops, referral

Posterior Vitrious Detachment, trauma, ocular infection, over 50, cataract extraction & use of fluoroquinolones, family history

Increase in floater cobweb, central vision intact until macula affected, no pain or redness

Referral, head back

Protein coagulations from opague areas in the crystalline lens, aging process, DM,metabolic, usually bilateral

UVB, corticosteroid use, tobacco, ETOH, eye injury, DM

Gradual vision loss, bilateral, cloudy, foggy blurred vision, glare, distorted, color perception altered

Visual acuity near and far, pupillary reaction to light, visual fields, assess for leukokoria

Emergency-peripheral iris bows forward and occludes meshwork causing a dramatic rise in IOP

Progressive microscopic blockage of aqueous outflow in the trabeclar meshwork results in increase in pressure and damage to optic nerve

55-70, Female, far-sighted, small cornea, Asian ancestry, watching tv in dark room, reading, fatigue

Extreme pain, blurred vision, halos, N/V, lacrimation

Swelling extrenal eye, ptosis, tearing, corneal clarity, IOP w/ Shiotz tanometer(40-80)

Referral, ocular emergency