OPHTHALMOLOGY

Ocular Manifestations of Neurologic Diseases

Jul 20, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Ocular Manifestations of Neurologic Diseases

Medication Ophthalmic side effects Management Phenytoin Oculomotor dysfunction (nystagmus, opsoclonus, gaze palsy) Reduce dose Carbamazepine Oculomotor dysfunction Reduce dose Steroids: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and decadron A. Cataracts A. May require…

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Ocular Manifestations of Cardiac Disease

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Fig. 4.1 Dilated and tortuous retinal veins and arteries characteristic of cyanosis retinae [2] Carpenter, in 1894, described the “everyday experience” of extracardiac malformations in patients with CHD, including ocular…

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Ocular Manifestations of Psychiatric Diseases

Jul 20, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Ocular Manifestations of Psychiatric Diseases

Visual acuity Decreased, blurred, and/or fluctuating visual activity, monocular or binocular Total or partial blindness/amaurosis, usually monocular Amblyopia, photophobic amblyopia, one or both eyes Looking past objects, jumbling of print,…

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