Diseases of the Cornea — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which stain is used to identify granular dystrophy of the cornea? _____

Answer: Masson's trichrome

Flashcard 2: The following result on Placido disk test will be seen in _____

Answer: keratoconus

Flashcard 3: The following result on Placido disk test will be seen in _____

Answer: corneal astigmatism

Flashcard 4: Causes of interstitial keratitis: (Think granulomatous diseases, protozoal, mycobacterial) _____

Answer:

Flashcard 5: Corneal thickness is best measured by a _____

Answer: pachymeter

Flashcard 6: The following result on Placido disk test will be seen in _____

Answer: aspherical cornea

Flashcard 7: major cause of blindness in 0-49  years age is _____

Answer: corneal opacity

Extra: 

Flashcard 8: Iridocyclitis in Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis is usually insidious, _____terior, non-granulomatous and unilateral.

Answer: an

Flashcard 9: _____ in acute anterior uveitis due to leakage of protein particles into the aqueous humor from damaged blood vessels

Answer: Aqueous flare

Flashcard 10: _____ or DMEK have a high success rate in treating Fuch's dystrophy

Answer: DSAEK