Colour coding for eye related problems

1. Corneal colour coding

3. Why Draw?
• Standardisation of Documentation
• Easy to follow-up
• Easy to teach
• Cheaper

7. BLACK
• Outlines of cornea,lid and contact lens
• Scars (denser shows with light or dark
shades)
• BSK
• Corneal tear
• Bitots spot

8. BLACK
• Corneal thinning
• Corneal nerves
• Eye lashes
• Spheroidal degeneration

24. RED
• Blood vessels
• Papillae’s and follicles
• Granuloma’s
• Symblepheron, pterygium
• Blood
• Lacerated area
• Congestion
• Talengectasia
• Rubeosis iridis

37. BROWN
• Naevus
• Pigments on endothelium
• Fleisher’s ring
• Iris nodules
• Iris attachments (PAS)
• Old KP’s

44. YELLOW
• Pinguecula
• CL Deposits
• Hypopion
• Fresh KP’s
• Infiltrates
• Concretions
• Cataract
• Tantots spots
• Plugged orifices

52. GREEN
• SPK’s
• Epithelial defect
• Dellen
• Filaments

57. BLUE
• Corneal edema
• Descements folds
• Acute hydrops
• Bullae

60. Superfical
vessels
Stromal edema
Bullae
Deep vessels
Scar
Microcystic
edema
Epithelial
defect
Infiltrate
Spheroidal
degenation