Conjunctival Trauma — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The severe form of mechanically induced papillary conjunctivitis is known as _____

Answer: giant papillary conjunctivitis.

Flashcard 2: The two most common causes of bacterial conjunctivitis are _____ and Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

Extra: Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of bacterial conjunctivitis in adults. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are more common in children.

Flashcard 3: What is a common ocular manifestation of whooping cough?_____

Answer: Subconjunctival hemorrhage

Flashcard 4: A patient presents with redness, intense photophobia, and a small yellowish-white nodule near the limbus. This clinical presentation is suggestive of _____ conjunctivitis.

Answer: Phlyctenular conjunctivitis

Extra: Phlyctenular conjunctivitis is a Type IV hypersensitivity reaction to endogenous microbial antigens (most commonly Staphylococcus aureus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis). It is characterized by intense photophobia and the formation of a phlycten (a small, yellowish-white nodule) near the limbus.

Flashcard 5: What is the treatment for angular conjunctivitis?_____

Answer: Tetracycline or Zinc oxide (2)

Flashcard 6: Phlyctenular conjunctivitis is a type _____ hypersensitivity reaction

Answer: 4

Flashcard 7: _____ are hyperplasia of the conjunctival epithelium and normal vascular system, with glomerulus-like branches of capillaries growing into the epithelium in inflammatory conditions (like allergies)

Answer: Papillae

Flashcard 8: In _____, halos can be eliminated by irrigating the discharge.

Answer: conjunctivitis

Flashcard 9: Redness and photophobia with the following characteristic lesion is suggestive of _____ conjunctivitis

Answer: Phlyctenular

Flashcard 10: The given image is of _____ of the eye

Answer: symblepharon