Ocular Disease 2 Second Quiz (Summer) Enumerations

Open-angle glaucoma 3 strong risk factors:

1. High eye pressure

2. Family history of glaucoma

3. Age 40 and older for African Americans

Open-angle glaucoma 5 Potential risk factors for open-angle glaucoma include:

1. High myopia (very severe nearsighted ness)

2. Diabetes

3. Eye surgery or injury

4. High blood pressure

5. Use of corticosteroids

Open-angle glaucoma 2 Symptoms:

1. Gradual loss of peripheral vision

2. Tunnel vision in the advanced stages

Is angle-closure glaucoma a Medical emergency? If so what are the 4 symptoms?

1. Intense pain in your eye

2. Nausea

3. Red eyes

4. Blurred vision

Angle-closure glaucoma 5 Risk Factors

1. Age 40 and older

2. Family history of glaucoma

3. Farsightedness

4. Eye injury or eye surgery

5. East Asian

Angle-closure glaucoma 6 Symptoms:

1. Severe eye pain

2. Nausea and vomiting

3. Sudden onset of visual disturbance (often in low light)

4. Blurred vision

5. Halos around lights

6. Reddening of the eye

Low-tension glaucoma 3 Risk Factors

1. Cardiovascular disease

2. Family history of glaucoma

3. Low eye pressure

Congenital Glaucoma The child may have these 5:

1. Buphthalmos

2. Haab striae (breaks in Descemet's membrane)

3. Epiphora (tearing)

4. Cloudiness in the cornea

5. Photosensitivity

Secondary glaucoma arises from these 5:

1. Eye injury/trauma

2. Inflammation

3. Steroid use

4. Advanced cases of cataract or diabetes

5. Eye surgery