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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... production -> Corneal ... and cornea, typically ... blindness) • Corneal ... dryness of the cornea
Ocular Rosacea - Slit-lamp examination revealed telangiectasia with hyperemia of the eyelid margins, conjunctival hyperemia, and
hyperemia of the eyelid ... margins, conjunctival ... neovascularization of the cornea ... corneal infiltrate ... #Rosacea #Corneal
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
from nasal or ocular ... of the limbal cornea ... the peripheral cornea ... fibrosis => • Corneal ... Trachoma #Chlamydia #pathophysiology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
of the bulbar conjunctiva ... chemosis -> Eyelid ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology
Eyelid Pyogenic Granuloma

Pyogenic granulomas are benign vascular proliferations. The most common areas affected around the eyes
affected around the eyes ... , conjunctiva and ... rarely the cornea ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #ocular #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Blepharitis Cornea ... • Corneal ulcer ... #ocular #differential
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... Ocular Movements ... Sclera/ Conjunctiva ... Cornea D. ... Ophthalmology #PhysicalExam
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... 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 ... near the outer corners ... The ocular findings ... as a result of corneal ... NEJM #clinical #photo
Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) with Shield Ulcer - Slit Lamp Examination

This male reported to clinic with decreased
vision in the right eye ... with a central corneal ... On eyelid eversion ... the palpebral conjunctiva ... clinical #video #physicalexam