OPTOM 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Corneal Transplantation, Artificial Tears, Visual Impairment
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Intro: chief of tang eye center, director of residency program after opto school, assistant clinical director of berkeley school of optometry. Getting better, worse, or the same: red flags, things that make us worry, blurred vision, pain, light sensitivity. Only a few things that cause pain or light sensitivity. Can tell if serious things are happening: contact lens wearer. More risk, 15x higher are more likely to get infection. Overnight wear: your job as a member of this lecture today, identify the important points in the case history, determine your level of concern. Depends on conditions, do red flags exist in case history: make a recommendation. Steroids may be used if vision decreased : betadine treatment. Sterilize the ocular surface if there"s infection. Anesthetic, irrigate with betadine, then saline to flush the eyes. We can have a 3 week course of disease, sometimes shorter and sometimes longer/more. No longer contagious, won"t spread to friends.
