Eye Assessment Flashcards

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Conjunctivitis--bacterial, viral, other infectious, highly contagious

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Subconjunctival hemorrhage-usually painless, results from trauma, bleeding disorders, sudden increase in venous pressure

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Corneal abrasion--moderate to severe pain, decreased vision

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Acute iritis-moderate, aching, photophobia, associated with systemic infection such as herpes zoster, TB, autoimmune disease--requires prompt referral

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Ptosis--myogenic, neurogenic, mechanical or involutional causes

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Entropion--lid margin turns inward, common in elderly

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Ectropion--lower lid margin turns outward, more common in older adults

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Exophthalmos--common indicator of hyperthyroidism

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Blepharitis--common inflammation of eyelids at hair follicle, often caused by staph aureus

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Corneal scarring--grayish-white secondary to old injury or infection