Ophthalmology
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Learning Units
- Unit 1: Sudden Loss of Vision
- Unit 2: Visual field defects, double vision & optic disc swelling
- Unit 3: Pupil abnormalities, Facial nerve palsy & Ptosis
- Unit 4: Refractive Error
- Unit 5: Children & Squint
- Unit 6: Differential diagnosis of blurred vision
- Unit 7: Gradual Loss of Vision
- Unit 8: Eye Trauma
- Unit 9: Red Eye
- Unit 10: Systemic Disease
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Unit 8: Eye Trauma
4: Injuries from Trauma
Symptoms
- Painful eye
- Reduced visual acuity
- Can be asymptomatic (review history of hammering metal objects)
Signs
- May have an entry wound visible on the cornea or sclera, but the latter may be obscured by subconjunctival haemorrhage
- Ocular inflammation
- Distorted pupil
- Reduced red reflex from lens damage or vitreous haemorrhage
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