mark roth

from melbourne, australia.....all things therapeutic

[mark roth @RothEyeDisease]

getting ready for #aaoptom15 plenary session on ocular melanomas

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Hello SRC 2014
Meet me at 5pm today, Fabry disease and optometry

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@Soprano3
Pharmacologist, optometric physician, educator

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The term psudotumourcerbri now replaced with IIH #aaoptom12

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We all know about amiodarone deposites on the cornea, but 50% get lens deposites #aaoptom12 , rule out #fabrys if no Hx meds

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Wrt the eye, plaquenil toxicity is cumulative therefore most important to screen yearly after 5 years on the drug #aaoptom12

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When taking a history, 40% of patients don't tell us about herbal supplements, need more questioning #aaoptom12

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I think I'll change from osdi to speed test for #dryeye #aaoptom12

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Patton's folds ( chorioretinal folds around optic disc ) are pathognomic for papilloedema #aaoptom12

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In papilloedema when we do redcap test its a subjective way of the Px telling you they have an APD #aaoptom12

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Mexican food #aaoptom12

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Just attended dry eye ocular surface lecture by Donald korb optometry legend #aaoptom12

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Like looking at the ads 3 #aaoptom12

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Like looking at ads 2 #aaoptom12

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Like looking at the ads #aaoptom12

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HZO dermatitis responds well to oral pred 40-60 mg/d.
Speeds healing and stops acute pain. Cover with Oral antiviral #aaoptom12

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Ominous clinical sights when examining vitreous 1. Pigment 2. Heme 3. Inflammatory cells #aaoptom12

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When we "Treat" glaucoma it really means just removing one of the risk factors ie iop #aaoptom12

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IF Measure iop supine- expect to b higher ,just snapshot but may be up to 5mmHg difference

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Iop highest during the night
Sleep positions influence iop #aaoptom12