Step 1. Curriculum Coverage 📘

Ophthalmology 👁️

1. Enumerate the causes of red eye.
2. Describe the pathophysiology and management of conjunctival inflammations, including:
   1. bacterial
   2. viral
   3. fungal
   4. allergic conjunctival inflammation.
3. Discuss the etiology, clinical features, investigations and management of non-infectious corneal inflammations.
4. Discuss investigations for corneal ulcers.
5. Discuss the etiology, clinical features, investigations and management of bacterial corneal ulcers.
6. Discuss the etiology, clinical features, investigations and management of fungal, viral and Acanthamoeba corneal ulcers.
7. Discuss the etiology, clinical features, investigations and management of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
8. Assess the appropriate time of probing in children.
9. Differentiate acute, acute-on-chronic and chronic dacryocystitis.
10. Discuss the etiology, clinical features, investigations and management of dacryocystitis.
11. Discuss the etiology, clinical features, investigations and management of dry eye, with special emphasis on:

• Vitamin A deficiency
• Sjögren syndrome.

1. Discuss the etiology, clinical features, investigations and management of blepharitis.
2. Differentiate pterygium, pseudo-pterygium, episcleritis and scleritis and describe their management.