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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
production -> Corneal ... and cornea, typically ... blindness) • Corneal ... dryness of the cornea ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology
Eye Anatomy and Key Diagnoses Rule of 2s - Anterior Eye - Utilize slit lamp exam
Eye Anatomy and ... 2s - Anterior Eye ... Diagnosis #EM #Ophth ... RuleOfTwos #Table #Conjunctiva ... #Cornea #AnteriorChamber
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
Transmission -> Eye-seeking ... of the limbal cornea ... the peripheral cornea ... fibrosis => • Corneal ... Trachoma #Chlamydia #pathophysiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Red and Painful Eye
1. External
2. Lids and Lashes
3. Conjunctiva and
Algorithm for the ... Red and Painful Eye ... Conjunctiva and ... Cornea 5. ... #Differential #Anatomy
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
of the bulbar conjunctiva ... inflammation -> Conjunctival ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... Laceration • Conjunctiva ... hemorrhage • Cornea
Swirling flow of aqueous humor
Aqueous humor flows from the posterior chamber of the eye to the
Swirling flow of ... chamber of the eye ... chamber, behind the cornea ... ophthalmology #pathophysiology ... #Anatomy #flow
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Microfilariae enter the eye ... directly from the conjunctiva ... stromal keratitis -> Corneal ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
examination, the conjunctivae ... both the right eye ... near the outer corners ... as a result of corneal ... clinical #photo #ophth
Aqueous Humor Production and Drainage
 • Provides nutrition, removes wastes, and transports neurotransmitters to the avascular
avascular lens and cornea ... episcleral and conjunctival ... ciliary body -> Flows ... the scleral, and conjunctival ... #Pathophysiology