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Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#PCO #Posterior #Capsule #Opacification #Ocular
Opacification (PCO ... ) on Slit Lamp Ocular ... Opacification #Ocular ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
+/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Rotatory Nystagmus on Ocular Exam

Seen with intoxicating with Phencyclidine (PCP)/angel dust, a NMDA receptor antagonist.

#Rotatory #Nystagmus
Rotatory Nystagmus on Ocular ... Phencyclidine (PCP ... Rotatory #Nystagmus #Ocular ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #slitlamp #ophthalmology
Traumatic Iritis
Clinical 
• Photophobia (hallmark) 
• Decreased visual acuity 
• Painful 
Treatment 
• Steroids 
• Mydriatics
• Painful Treatment ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Management #SlitLamp
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... diarrhea (75%) Diagnostic ... Oculomasticatory/oculo-facial-skeletal ... #algorithm #management
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... antibody test • PCR ... first line of treatment ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Tularemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: ... #management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
and Management ... Pericarditis • Ocular ... Lyme Disease Treatment ... cefotaxime or PCN ... #Management #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology