Dacryocystitis
Acute dacryocystitis is a painful infection of the nasolacrimal duct, often with swelling, discharge, and risk of abscess or orbital cellulitis.
Category Ophthalmology
Corneal foreign bodies
Corneal foreign bodies present with pain, watering, and irritation. Remove under anaesthesia, exclude penetrating injury, and arrange follow-up.
Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Bacterial conjunctivitis is common and treatable, but screen for serious infections like gonococcus, meningococcus, and trachoma in high-risk patients.
Acute Loss of Vision: Non-Traumatic (chart)
Acute non-traumatic loss of vision is an ophthalmic emergency. All patients require urgent assessment, and persistent deficits mandate immediate ophthalmology referral.
Acute Loss of Vision: Non-Traumatic
Acute loss of vision is an ophthalmic emergency. Assess urgently. Persistent or unexplained cases require immediate specialist ophthalmology input.
Acid and Alkali Burns to the Eye
Chemical eye injuries are emergencies. Immediate irrigation, category 2 triage, and ophthalmology input are critical to preserve vision and minimise damage.
Moritz Roth
Moritz Roth (1839–1914), Swiss pathologist of Roth Spots. Advanced anatomical teaching and wrote a seminal biography of Vesalius, shaping modern medical historiography
Kayser-Fleischer Ring
corneal ring at the level of Descemet’s membrane, caused by copper deposition in the cornea. It is a cardinal sign of Wilson’s disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)
Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Ocular foreign body removal. Exactly what it says on the tin
Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal
Emergency Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal. Exactly what it says on the tin
Henri Parinaud
Henri Parinaud (1844-1905) was a French ophthalmologist and neurologist. Parinaud Syndrome (1883) aka Dorsal Midbrain Syndrome
Norman Gregg
Sir Norman McAlister Gregg (1892-1966) was an Australian ophthalmologist