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episode 210: CRACKCast E210 - Red and Painful Eye
Core Questions:
- Detail the pertinent points to review when taking the history of a patient presenting with a red and painful eye - Box 19.2
- Outline an approach to the ocular physical examination - Box 19.3
- Outline the components of the slit lamp examination - Box 19.4
- What signs and symptoms, if present, likely indicate the presence of serious ocular pathologies - Box 19.1
- What is a relative afferent pupillary defect and what conditions cause it?
- List ten causes of increase intraocular pressure
- List five causes for an absent red reflex - Box 19.5
- Name three critical, emergent, urgent, and non-urgent causes of the red and painful eye? - Figure 19.8
Wisecracks:
- What are the fundoscopic findings of a central retinal artery occlusion.
- What is the pinhole test and what visual disturbances does it correct?
- What are the three most common causes of an irregularly shaped pupil
- What is Seidel’s Test and what condition does it identify?