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INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE EYE - Coggle Diagram
INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE EYE
Orbital celulitis
Definition
Serious infection that involves the fat and muscle located within the orbit
Signs and symptoms
Erythemia
Hyperaemia
Oedema
Pain
Causes
Contact with contaminated material
Extension of sinus infection through ethmoid bones
Trauma
Pathophysiology
It is a complication of bacterial rhinosinusitis
In most cases of orbital cellulitis, rhinosinusitis is the source of infection
Nursing Management
With and without visual aids
Administer prescribed antibiotics
Assess the patients visual acuity bilaterally
Cleanse the eye using antiseptic technique
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Definition
Type of conjuctivitis that affects the newborn up to 21 days of birth
Signs and symptoms
Chemosis
Purulent discharge
Redness
Sticking together of the eyelids
Causes
Chlamydia infection
Viral inflection
Bacterial infection
Pathophysiology
Acquired from the mother's birth canal during delivery
Nursing Management
Instilling prophylactic antibiotics
Health educate the mother about the importance of antenatal visits
Wash hands before and after instilling eye treatment
Encourage the mother to wash hands before and after touching the baby
Eye swabbing immediately when the head is delivered