Lecture Notes on Ophthalmology |
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acute acute glaucoma antibiotic appear aqueous artery atropine attack become blindness blood body cataract cause cells cent central chamber changes choroid ciliary common congestion conjunctiva conjunctivitis corneal corneal ulcer damage degeneration detachment develops direction diseases drops ectropion effect entropion especially exudates eyeball eyelids fibres field finally follows forwards fundus further GLAND glaucoma gradually haemorrhages hypermetropia infection inflammation intra-ocular involves iris iritis irritation keratitis lacrimal later layer leaving lens less light looking loss lower macula majority margin medial miotic movements muscles normal NOTES occasionally ocular oedema operation OPHTHALMOLOGY ophthalmoscope optic disc optic nerve orbital pain patient posterior presents pressure provoke pupil rarely readily rectus remains removed require result retinal sclera secondary seen severe shows sight signs simple skin sometimes spectacle squint surface symptoms tarsal tend tion treatment tumour ulcer upper usually vessels visible vision visual vitreous weeks