PRC Ocular Pharmacologist case studies
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The Ocular Pharmacologist credential is a Philippine professional license issued through the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The PRC's published list of professions requiring an online appointment for the Certificate of Board Rating and Passing includes "OCULAR PHARMACOLOGIST" with passers from July 2011 to date, which confirms the profession sits within the PRC's regulated professions and that ratings from that period onward are handled through the appointment system. The PRC Ocular Pharmacologist case studies are 5 cases and about 3,615 words.
1Fungal Keratitis Not Improving on Hourly Natamycin and Voriconazole
A 46-year-old rice farmer presents with a 6-day history of a painful right eye after a rice husk struck the cornea. Best-corrected acuity is counting fingers at 1 m.
765 words, about 4 min2Adding Timolol and Acetazolamide in a Glaucoma Patient with Asthma, Sulfonamide Rash, and Renal Impairment
A 68-year-old man with primary open-angle glaucoma has intraocular pressure 34 mmHg in both eyes despite nightly latanoprost, with advanced cupping (cup-to-disc 0.9) and a central island of field. He has asthma and reports wheezing after a friend's propranolol tablet; he also had a generalized rash after sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim two years ago.
704 words, about 4 min3Intravitreal Antibiotics after Cataract Surgery in a Patient with Penicillin Anaphylaxis and Therapeutic Warfarin
A 74-year-old man presents 72 hours after uneventful phacoemulsification with increasing pain, redness, and vision loss. Acuity is hand motion; there is a 3 mm hypopyon and dense vitritis.
688 words, about 3 min4Steroid-Induced Intraocular Pressure Rise in a Child with Severe Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
A 9-year-old boy (32 kg) with severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis has giant papillae, a 2 mm shield ulcer, and mucous discharge. A local clinic started dexamethasone 0.1% four times daily six weeks ago.
746 words, about 4 min5Corneal Thinning after Topical Ketorolac and Bandage Contact Lens in a Diabetic Post-PRK Patient
A 34-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes (HbA1c 8.9%, mild nonproliferative retinopathy) underwent bilateral photorefractive keratectomy for -6.00 D three days ago. She was prescribed ketorolac tromethamine 0.5% four times daily for pain, moxifloxacin 0.5% four times daily, fluorometholone 0.1% twice daily, and a bandage soft contact lens.
712 words, about 4 min