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peripheral corneal edema
Brown-McLean syndrome
basal tear secretion rate
2 ul/min
adult diameter
11-12 mm H. 10-11 mm V
Diameter at birth
9.5-10mm H.
Radius of curvature average
ant 7.8mm. post 6.2-6.8mm
Power
ant 49.0D ant. -6D post. 43D total
Refractive index overall (keratometry)
1.3375
Keratometry measures
2 points 3 mm apart
cornea innervation
70-80 branches of long posterior ciliary nerves
collagen type IV
epi secretes, basal lamina, Descemet
collagen type I
Bowman’s membrane, stroma (V i VI also), sclera
collagen type III
wound repair
Stroma collagen
I, V, VI
Bowman collagen
I
wound repair collagen
III
Descemet collagen
IV
basal lamina collagen
IV
sclera collagen
I
Enlarged corneal nerves
NFL map. Neurofibromatosis, Familial Dysautotnomia (Riley-Day), Leprosy, MENIIB, Acanthamoeba, Phytanic acid deficiency (Refsum)
More visible corneal nerves
CCKIF. Corneal edema. Congenital glaucoma. Keratoconus. Ichthyosis. Fuchs
Verticillata - where
FACCI. Fabry, Amiodarone, Chlorouine, Chloropromazine, Indomethacin (Nsaids)
What penetrate intact epithelium
SCHLN. Shigella, Corynebactrium diphtheriae, Haemophilus aegyptus, Listeria monocytogenes, Neisseria
Culturing Acanthamoeba
nonnutreint agar with E.Coli or E. Aerogenes
Histo staining for Acanthamoeba
H&E, PAS, calcofluor white, acridine orange, Gridley, Giemsa
Average tear volume
7-10 microliters
basic secretion test
with anesthetic. abnormal <3mm, equivocal 3-10mm
Schirmer I test
no anesthetic (both basic and reflex). abnormal <5.5mm
Schirmer II test
anesthetic + nasal mucosa stimulated with cotton-tipped applicator (only reflex secretion). abnormal <15mm at 2 minutes
dry eye - change in proteins
decreased lysozyme and lactoferrin levels
c-ANCA
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
ANA
lupus
immunocompromised + Valacyclovir
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura or hemolytic uremia syndrome
Treatment of non-necrotizing diffuse anterior scleritis
oral NSAIDS
post-refractive surgery keratitis - what and when
atypical mycobacteria, >20days after surgery
I-S values in keratoconus
> 1.4
Acute hydrops - treatment
hypertonic saline drops, patching, cycloplegia, aqueous suppressants, bandage soft contact lens. Pneumatic descemetopexy (injection of air or gas e.g. C3F8, SF6) into the AC.
Porphyria cutanea tarda
scarring and vesicles in sun exposed areas of the skin, conjunctiva and cornea. similar to bullous pemphigoid
ophthalmomyiasis
fly maggots (larva)
Leishmania
severe granulomatous inflammation of the eyelid
Unilateral arcus senilis
contralateral carotid artery disease –> carotid Doppler ultrasound
Arcus senilis <40 yo
hyperlipoproteinemia
Fleischer ring
iron line deposited at the base of the cone. Provides landmark of the peripheral edge of the cone
Vogt lines
fine opaque parallel lines in the deep stroma of keratoconus. Disappear on digital pressure
Most common indication for corneal transplant in children
Peters anomaly
Cloudy corneal at birth
STUMPED. Sclerocornea, Trauma, Ulcer, Mucopolysaccharidoses, Peters anomaly, Endothelial (CHED), Dermoid
Peters - genetics
sporadically. Type 1 - FOXC1, CYP1B1, PITX2, PAX6. Type 2 - FOXE3
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus - Iris
Sectoral iris atrophy
HZO - treatment immunocompetent
oral Valacyclovir 1 gram 3x or Acyclovir 800mg 5x/day or Famciclovir 500 mg 3x 7-10 day course
HZO - treatment immunocompromised
i.v. Acyclovir (10 mg/kg twice daily)
Most commonly involved branch in HZO
Frontal
HZO - branch that confers higher risk of ocular involvement
Nasociliary
Iron lines
“tear star”. Epithelial iron deposition in areas with pooling of tears - 80% patients after radial keratotomy
Ferry’s line
at the leading edge of a filtering bleb
Stocker’s line
at the leading edge of a pterygium
Hudson-Stahli line
at the upper border of the normal tear layer (elderly)
Kayser-Fleischer ring
Wilson. peripehral corneal. at the level of Descemet’s membrane
Salzmann nodular degeneration - what and where
hyaline material deposited in Bowman’s layer. chronic irritation of the cornea, rarely CL
Batten disease
neurodegenerative lipofuscinosis. accumulation of lipopigments in lysozymes, also conjunctiva