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Ocular Diseases #2
Terms Ocular SUrf Disorders/Corneal dyst
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Phthisis bulbi | End stage ocular decompensation |
| Tear Break-Up Time | Test for dry eye |
| Lysozome | Enzyme produced in tears |
| Rose Bengal | Stains conjunctiva and cornea and is a test for dry eye |
| Fluorescein | Stains cornea and is a test for dry eye |
| Lissamine Green | Stains conjunctiva and cornea and is a test for dry eye |
| Tear Osmolarity | New, more specific and accurate test for dry eye |
| Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca | Extreme dry eye and develops filamentary keratitis. Also, has other symptoms of dry eye. |
| Map dot corneal dystrophy | Gets recurrent erosions |
| Excrudences in endothelium | Dark defects in corneal endothelium |
| Keratoconus | Thinning of cornea from drying, Irregular astigmatism, Common dystropy |
| Dellen | Thin area of the cornea due to drying |
| Pachymetry | Measures corneal thickness |
| Corneal Ecasia | Thinning of cornea from drying and Irregular astigmatism |
| Endothelial guttata | May lead to corneal decompensation |
| Inflammadry Test | New, most specific and accurate test for dry eye. |
| Entropion | Lids turned in |
| Trichiasis | Abnormal lash growth- turn in |
| Distichiasis | Abnormal row of lashes |
| Xanthelasma | Cholesterol deposits under skin |
| Hordeolum (stye) | Inflammation of zeiss and moll glands (lid margin) |
| Chalazion | Inflammation of the meibomian gland |
| Dacroadenitis | Inflammation of the lacrimal gland |
| Dacrocystitis | Lacrimal sac inflammation |
| Purulent Discharge | Bacterial conjunctivitis |
| Watery discharge | Vernal conjunctivitis and viral conjunctivitis |
| Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis | SCL wear, Vernal conjunctivitis |
| Follicular Conjunctivitis | Viral Conjunctivitis, Toxic, Chlamydial, EKC |
| Ciliary Injection | Indicates deep or corneal problem |
| Scleral Injection | Associated with systemic disorder |
| Acanthamoeba | Associated with SCL wear, Contaminant SCL solutions |
| Sjogren's Syndrome | Dry eye, dry mouth, can be severe |
| Pterygium | Vascular growth in cornea |
| Pinquecula | Yellow elevation in conjunctiva |
| Herpes Simplex | Dendritic Ulcer (Epithelial) |
| Herpes Zoster | Stromal (Interstitial) Keratitis. Vesicles on face, virus in trigeminal ganglion |
| Blepharitis | Staphlyococcal Inflammation |
| Bell's Palsy | VII cranial nerve |
| Phlyctenule | Whitish infiltrate peripheral cornea, Vernal Conjunctivitis |
| Chlamydia | STD |