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Which of the following associations is correct?

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Which of the following associations is correct?


  1. Acute glaucoma – low intraocular pressure.
  2. Conjunctivitis – conjunctival vessels do not blanch on pressure.
  3. Iritis – dilated pupil.
  4. Subconjunctival haemorrhage – hazy cornea.
  5. Acute glaucoma – fixed, dilated pupil.

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e. Acute glaucoma, one of the most important ophthalmological emergencies, presents with a fixed dilated and often oval-shaped pupil.

Features of ophthalmological disease are as follows:

• Acute glaucoma: Entire eye is red, both conjunctival and ciliary vessels are injected. Pupil is fixed, dilated and oval in shape, the intraocular pressure is high.

• Iritis: Redness is most marked around the cornea and does not blanch on pressure. The pupil is small and fixed.

• Conjunctivitis: Conjunctival vessels injected, blanch on pressure. Pupil is normal and reactive.

• Subconjunctival haemorrhage: Bright red sclera with rim around limbus, pupil is normal.

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