Fact Reminders

Question 1

ICE

Answer 1

Iridocorneal endotheliopathy
Overlapping of:
- iris naevus syndrome
- Chandler's syndrome (most prevalent)
- essential (progressive) iris atrophy

Question 2

Herpes on the hooter

Answer 2

Hutchinson sign or vesicles on the tip of nose in HZO
Indicates involvement of the external nasal branch of nasocilliary nerve.
Increased risk of ocular involvement

Question 3

LOFTSEA

Answer 3

Location
Onset 
Frequency
Type
Self-treatment
Effect on Px
Assoc symptoms

Question 4

NIGHT TICS

Answer 4

Causes of Optic neuropathy:
Neuritis
Ischaemic
Granulomatous
Hereditory
Traumatic
Toxic
Irradiation
Compression

Question 5

GO SUCK

Answer 5

Red eye causes:
Glaucoma
Orbital disease
Scleritis
Uveitis
Conjunctivitis
Keratitis

Question 6

HAMMAR

Answer 6

Choroidal neovascular membrane causes:
Histoplasmosis
ARMD
Multifocal Choroiditis
Myopia
Angiod
Rupture of the choroid

Question 7

VITAMIN D

Answer 7

Aetiology of any pathological process:
V = vascular/ischemic
I = infectious
T = trauma
A = autoimmune/inflammatory
M = metabolic/systemic
I = inherited/congenital
N =neoplastic
D = drug/toxic

Question 8

Optic Disc assessment - 7 steps

Answer 8

Cup
Colour
Contour
ISNT
Disc size
Vessel caliber
PPA (peripapilary atrophy)

Question 9

PEDAL

Answer 9

Identify whether a lesion is likely infectious:

• Pain
• Epithelial defect
• Discharge
• Anterior chamber reaction
• Located more central

Question 10

ABCDE

Answer 10

Assessing pigmented lesions for MM possibility:

Asymmetrical shape and elevation
Border is irregular or scalloped
Color is mottled and variable
Diameter is usually large > 5 mm
Evolutionary change ( change in size )

Question 11

tid

Answer 11

Or tds

3 times per day

Question 12

q4h

Answer 12

Every 4 hrs

Question 13

FISTO

Answer 13

Trachoma WHO grading scale
TF - trachomatous inflammation follicular
TI - trachomatous inflammation intense
TS - trachomatous scarring (sup. tarsal)
TT - trachomatous trichiasis (one lash touching cornea)
CO - corneal opacity (central )

Question 14

Aqueous Cells grading

Answer 14

1mm x 3mm slit beam
1+    5-10 cells
2+.   11-20 cells
3+.   21-50 cells
4+.   > 50 cells
Hypopyon

Question 15

6 steps in Dx

Answer 15

• aggregation of groups of findings into patterns
• selecting pivot or key finding
• generation of cause list
• pruning of cause list
• selecting Dx
• validating Dx