Diseases of the Conjunctiva — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: _____ is a white pinkish nodule surrounded by hyperemia on bulbar conjunctiva near limbus seen in phlyctenular conjunctivitis.

Answer: Phlycten

Flashcard 12: Limbal VKC, presents with _____ spots which are white dots consisting of eosinophils and epithelial debris in the limbal area

Answer: Horner Trantas

Flashcard 13: Conjunctiva shows _____ in primary herpes simplex

Answer: acute follicular conjunctivitis

Flashcard 14: Palpebral VKC presents with _____ papillae on the upper tarsal conjunctiva, associated with a ropy discharge

Answer: cobblestone

Flashcard 15: _____ layer is secreted by the goblet cells of the conjunctiva

Answer: Mucin

Flashcard 16: The first sign of xerophthalmia is _____.

Answer: conjunctival xerosis

Flashcard 17: _____ is the adhesion between the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva

Answer: Symblepharon

Flashcard 18: 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 19: _____ are small, discrete, whitish flecks consisting of clusters of pterygial epithelial cells, often present at the advancing edge.

Answer: Fuch's islets

Flashcard 20: Ophthalmia _____ occurs due to irritation due to caterpillar hair.

Answer: nodosa