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EYE PATHOLOGY (SUB-CONJUNCTIVAL HAEMORRHAGE (Caused by (Rubbing the eye,…
EYE PATHOLOGY
SUB-CONJUNCTIVAL HAEMORRHAGE
aka "blood-shot eye"
Result of
Bursting a capillary between the sclera and conjunctiva
Caused by
Rubbing the eye
Several bouts of coughing
No pain
10 days to resolve completely
EYELID PATHOLOGIES
STYE (HORDEOLUM)
BLEPHARITIS
Chronic condition
Causes
Staphylococcal infection
Seborrhoeic dermatitis
Contact dermatitis
Eyelids become inflamed
Symptoms
Red, inflamed, raw eyelid margins
Burning or itching
Treatment
Based on cause
ECTROPION & ENTROPION
Associated with increasing age
Ectropion
Lower eyelid sags & turns outwards
Due to decreased fat and muscle tone
Symptoms
Tears overflow
From eyelid
Don't lubricate the eye
Eye becomes dry
Lower eyelid
Chronically infected & scarred
MEIBOMIAN CYST (CHALAZION)
IRITIS (ANTERIOR UVEITIS)
Presents as a diffuse red eye
Immediate referral to a specialist practitioner
Symptoms
Blurred vision
Photophobia
Pain within the eye
Small & fixed pupil
Associated with
Autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ulcerative colitis
KERATITIS (CORNEAL ULCER)
Inflammation of the cornea
Symptoms
Severe pain in the eye
Blurred vision
Photophobia
Watery discharge
Caused by
Soft contact lens use
Infections
Autoimmune disease
GLAUCOMA
OPEN ANGLE
CLOSED ANGLE
RETINAL PATHOLOGIES
AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD)
Gradual deterioration of the macula
DETACHED RETINA
Neural portion of the retina detaches from pigmented portion
Fluid seeps between neural and epithelial layers
Retina bulges outwards
Caused by
Trauma
Symptoms
Distorted vision
Blindness
Reattachment
Laser surgery
Cryosurgery
CONJUNCTIVITIS
Eyeball is pink or red