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Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Emergency Department Management ... eye drops (see table ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology ... #Management #Ophthalmology ... Glaucoma #Open #Closed
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
the eye can be caused ... Common Causes: ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Conjunctivitis #ocular ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... • Significant cause ... -> crowding of ocular ... obstruction • Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Editor Note (from ophthalmology ... More precisely "macular ... Even with macular ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
father to the ophthalmology ... near the outer corners ... The ocular findings ... epithelial metaplasia caused ... as a result of corneal
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Fusarium Eye Infections - Keratitis and Endophthalmitis
Fungal Keratitis is an infection of the cornea that is
infection of the cornea ... most commonly caused ... will result in corneal ... Endophthalmitis #ocular ... #ophthalmology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
important drug classes ... use, I’ve color coded ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum ... #table #sensitivities
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Acidic injuries cause ... penetration beyond the cornea ... Alkali injuries cause ... ChemicalInjury #Eye #Ocular ... #opthalmology #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... effusion, INC risk PE ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management