Ophthalmology Exam Master questions with correct answers

A client comes into the clinic with a complaint of flaking and scaling around her lashes, along with itching and burning sensation, occurring over the past year. She has also noted her lid margins are red, and some of her lashes are missing. Her history is significant for seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, eyebrows, and external ears, and diabetes. What is the most likely diagnosis? Blepharitis Chalazion Conjunctivitis Ectropion Foreign Body Correct Answer-Blepharitis Blepharitis may be seborrheic or ulcerative. Seborrheic (non-ulcerative) blepharitis is commonly associated with seborrhea of the face, eyebrows, external ears, and scalp. Inflammation of the eyelid margins occurs, with redness, thickening, and often the formation of scales and crusts or shallow marginal ulcers. Ulcerative blepharitis is caused by bacterial infection (usually staphylococcal) of the lash follicles and the meibomian glands. Removal of crusts, topical antibiotics, and /or oral antibiotics remains the mainstay of treatment. A 64-year-old African-American man presents to the emergency department after he went blind in his right eye "out of the blue" 20 minutes ago. There is no pain associated with his symptoms and he is not nauseated. Past medical history is positive for DMII for the past ten years. The pupil reaction on the left side is normal with pressure of 17mmH