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Ciliary Flush

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Ciliary Flush

  • Definitions
  1. Ciliary Flush
    1. Injection of deep Conjunctiva
    2. Injection of Episcleral vessels around Cornea
  • Signs
  1. Seen most easily in daylight
  2. Faint violet ring around Cornea
  3. Individual vessels indiscernible to unaided eye
  • Causes
  1. Corneal Inflammation
  2. Iridocyclitis
  3. Acute Glaucoma
  • Not seen in
  1. Conjunctivitis