![]() Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment 0.5% USP has been used to treat the infants.Women infected with chlamydia or gonorrhea can pass bacteria to their infants as they pass through birth canal.Ciprofloxacin 0.3% (ciloxan®), Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment USP, 0.5% and others.Usually resolves on its own but antibiotics can be used.In addition pus and mucus causes the lids to “stick together”.Symptoms same as for allergic conjunctivitis.Caused by mixture of different bacterial.Tx: Ophthalmic antihistamines products: (Visine A® naphazoline 0.025% and pheniramine 0.03%) or Patanol®, olapadine which is Rx only antihistamine.Inflammatory condition of the conjunctiva caused by seasonal allergies and airborne allergens.Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctival membrane of the eye.Tx: Blephamide® (prednisolone/sulfacetamide) is a combination Abx/steroid used to treat this disorder Blepharitis: inflammation of the eyelids cause by usually bacteria.Antibiotics like ophthalmic erythromycin can be used but infection is self limited and will resolve in usually seven days Style: a bacterial infection of the sebaceous glands of the eye lid.Corrective lens, contacts or refractive surgery is indicated Astigmatism: A refractive error in the cornea focal point is not on the retina.Cataracts: dead corneal cells that have clouded over the opacity of the lens.Myopia: nearsightness, patient can see at a distance.EI are carried to the brain via the optic nerve The basic function of the eye is to focus and concentrate light waves to a focal point on the retina which converts it to electrical impulses (EI).The lens is controlled by the muscles of the ciliary body which adjusts the lens to control refraction of light.The aqueous humor which is filled with water and the vitreous humor in the back of the eye The retina is a collection of neurons that triggers the optic nerve and carries the “image” to the occipital lobe of the brain.Lens focuses light by refraction to the back of the globe to the retina.Iris and the pupil form the aperture that light passes through to the lens.Sclera is the white part of the eye and the conjunctiva is the clear membrane that covers it. ![]() The following are the major areas of the eye and its function. ![]()
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