28 May 2010
is using an antibiotic eye ointment while awaiting assessment of the possible BCC. Corneal ulcer ...
. Surgery may be required if the lesion grows much further across the front of the eye and the visual axis ...
conjunctivitis This 68-year-old woman developed sore, itchy eyes. She ran a boarding kennel, and assumed she ...
18 Nov 2010
| by Ms Gilli Vafidis and Mr Simon Levy
The outcome for laser eye surgery is normally outstanding but patients should have realistic...using glasses or contact lenses.
Laser eye surgery works by carving a refractive lens permanently ...
the focusing power of the eye - a combination of natural lens (approximately 20 dioptres) and cornea (40 ...
? There are two groups who derive most benefit from laser eye surgery.
The first is young adults ( 21 years ...
03 Jun 2010
discharge and red eye. Systemic features include hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, pneumonitis ...
/kg twice daily for two weeks. For herpetic infection give topical aciclovir eye ointment five times daily ...
sties. Apply a warm compress to the affected eye for five to 10 minutes, repeating three to four times ...
05 Mar 2010
| by Mr Tom Jackson
group 1 vehicle (car or motorbike) are simple. Visual acuity using both eyes together must be good ...
defect affecting both eyes should be advised to inform the DVLA.
This will include patients ...
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Many patients who are considered blind in one eye will still at least be able to detect light ...
21 Jul 2010
Within the eye, the uveal tract consists of the iris, the ciliary body and the choroid. Uveitis ...
and anterior chamber of the eye, with no other ocular abnormality, is called anterior uveitis. Anterior uveitis ...
of uveitis seen in primary care. It usually, but not always, affects only one eye.
1. Aetiology In about ...
14 Oct 2010
| by Dr Philip Marazzi
notifiable disease. Check the patient for eye signs and Koplik's spots. Serious complications do occasionally ...
with antibiotic eye drops. However, in the absence of surrounding cellulitis, most cases will not require any ...
07 May 2010
at rest Slight weakness on close inspection Good to moderate movement of forehead Complete eye ...
at rest Obvious but not disfiguring asymmetry Slight to moderate forehead movement Complete eye ...
brow Incomplete eye closure Asymmetry of mouth with maximum effort Severe synkinesis and spasm ...
23 Sep 2010
| by CKS
flannel rinsed in hot water) to the affected eye for 5-10 minutes and repeat three to four times a day ...
02 Dec 2010
| by Dr Zafar Iqbal, Dr Sarabjit Soorae and Dr Lynn Sheldrake
A 30-year-old man presented complaining of decreased vision in his right eye.
He had absent red reflex and the fundus could not be visualised properly. Visual acuity was reduced to 6/12.
The patient had had occasional problems with his vision for a long time but did not feel the need for a medical ...
22 Jul 2010
of sunburn, we still see cases regularly. At least this patient's dark hair and eyes mean the melanoma risk ...
. Parents need to be made aware of this small but significant risk. This boy has clear eye signs to go ...
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