Anterior Segment Eye OSCE Examination Quiz

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1
A 47-year-old woman has a pen torch shone from the temporal side across the front of one eye. The temporal half of the iris is lit up, but a crescent of shadow falls on the nasal iris. There is no fluid level in the anterior chamber. A slit-lamp exam with a thin beam is then used at the edge of the cornea. Which result and interpretation best match the pen torch finding?
2
You have finished examining the anterior segment of a patient with a painful, light-sensitive red eye and a focal corneal opacity. What is the best way to complete the examination?
3
A 28-year-old woman has a painful red eye and photophobia. On inspection, the redness is most intense as a ring right around the cornea rather than being greatest at the outer conjunctiva. Which interpretation best matches this pattern?

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