08-22-2010, 08:35 PM
A 17-year-old female fell asleep with her contact lenses
in her eyes last evening. This morning she notes quite
a bit of eye pain and photophobia. You evert the eyelids
and find no evidence of a foreign body. When you stain
her eye, you find a corneal ulcer. The treatment for this
patient is:
A) Debridement with a burr and systemic antibiotics.
B) Debridement with a cotton swab and systemic
antibiotics.
C) Topical antibiotics, cycloplegia, and referral to
ophthalmology.
D) Copious irrigation, systemic antibiotics, and
cycloplegia.
in her eyes last evening. This morning she notes quite
a bit of eye pain and photophobia. You evert the eyelids
and find no evidence of a foreign body. When you stain
her eye, you find a corneal ulcer. The treatment for this
patient is:
A) Debridement with a burr and systemic antibiotics.
B) Debridement with a cotton swab and systemic
antibiotics.
C) Topical antibiotics, cycloplegia, and referral to
ophthalmology.
D) Copious irrigation, systemic antibiotics, and
cycloplegia.