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3: Developmental Abnormalities Flashcards

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lenticonus

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cone-shaped lens protruding anteriorly or posteriorly

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lenticonus laterality

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  • anterior: bilateral

- posterior: unilateral

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lenticonus treatment

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surgical removal of lens (lensectomy)

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lenticonus pearls:

-can ____ with age

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progress

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microspherophakia

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small, spherical lens in which the equator of the lens is visible with full pupillary dilation

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microspherophakia systemic associations

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Marfan syndrome

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microspherophakia pearls:

-lens may move and _____

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block the pupil

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microspherophakia treatment

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  • cycloplegics are treatment of choice; miotics may lead to pupillary block
  • treat other complications as they arise
  • clear lens extraction may be necessary
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congenital cataract: lamellar

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alternating clear and white cortical lamellar opacities

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congenital cataract: cerulean

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blue opacities

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congenital cataract: sutural

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opacification of the anterior or posterior Y sutures

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congenital cataract: polar

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central opacity in the anterior or posterior capsule

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congenital cataract laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

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congenital cataract pearls:

-typically, opacities are _____ and _____ vision

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stable;

do not interfere with

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Mittendorf dot

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remnant of the hyaloid artery on the nasal posterior lens capsule

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Mittendorf dot laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

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Mittendorf dot pearls:

-typically, ______ vision

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does not interfere with

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epicapsular stars

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remnant of the tunica vasculosa lentis on the anterior lens capsule

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epicapsular stars laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

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epicapsular stars pearls:

-typically, ______ vision

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does not interfere with

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persistent pupillary membrane (PPM)

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remnant of the tunica vasculosa lentis on the anterior iris

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persistent pupillary membrane (PPM) laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

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persistent pupillary membrane (PPM) pearls:

-typically, ______ vision

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does not interfere with

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Brushfield spots

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aggregation of collagen in the iris stroma

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Brushfield spots laterality

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bilateral

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Brushfield spots systemic associations

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Down syndrome

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Brushfield spots pearls:

  • occurs in ____% of normal patients (called _____)
  • more apparent in ____
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10-24%;
Kunkmann-Wolffian bodies;
lighter irises

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aniridia

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total or near-total absence of the iris

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aniridia laterality

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bilateral

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aniridia pearls:

  • 90% of cases develop ____
  • 75% of cases develop ____
  • _____ are common
  • 25% of cases will develop _____
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aniridic-related keratopathy (corneal changes- pannus, ulceration, scarring- occur in early teenage years);
synechial angle-closure glaucoma;
macular hypoplasia and nystagmus;
Wilms’ tumor (kidney cancer)

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hypertelorism

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increased distance between eyes and orbit; increased pupillary distance

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telecanthus

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increased distance between the medial canthi; normal pupillary distance

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telecanthus systemic associations

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fetal alcohol syndrome

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telecanthus pearls:

-may also be the result of _____

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nasoorbitoethmoidal fracture

35
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telecanthus treatment

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surgical treatment is possible but recurrence is common

36
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anopthalmos (anopthalmia)

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absence of the globe

37
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anopthalmos (anopthalmia) laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

38
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anopthalmos (anopthalmia) pearls:

  • the globe may be replaced by _____
  • may also be due to _____
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a cyst;

enucleation, evisceration, or extenteration

39
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microphthalmos (microphthalmia)

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small, malformed globe

40
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microphthalmos (microphthalmia) laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

41
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microphthalmos (microphthalmia) meanagment

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  • treatment of refractive error is critical; prevent amblyopia
  • surgical reconstruction
42
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buphthalmos

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enlarged globe due to elevated IOP before birth or during the first 3 years of life

43
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buphthalmos laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

44
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buphthalmos management

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management of IOP is critical

45
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cryptophthalmos

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hidden globe due to poor formation of the eyelids; skin stretches from forehead to cheek

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cryptophthalmos laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

47
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microcornea

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adult horizontal corneal diameter < 11 mm

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microcornea laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

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microcornea pearls:

-increased incidence of ____

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angle closure/narrow angle glaucoma

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megalocornea

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adult horizontal corneal diameter > 13 mm

51
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megalocornea laterality

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bilateral

52
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sclerocornea

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scleralization and vascularization of the peripheral or entire cornea

53
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sclerocornea laterality

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bilateral

54
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cornea plana

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severely flat corneal curvature, where the sclera and cornea have the same curvature

55
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cornea plana laterality

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bilateral

56
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cornea plana treatment

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  • manage refractive error (hyperopia)

- monitor for glaucoma

57
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posterior embryotoxin

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anteriorly displaced Schwalbe’s line; seem as creamy-white thickened line in the corneal periphery

58
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posterior embryotoxin laterality

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bilateral

59
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posterior embryotoxin pearls:

  • occurs in _____% of normal patients
  • spectrum of conditions that have posterior embryotoxin as a finding: ______
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~15;

  • Axenfeld anomaly (posterior embryotoxin + attached iris strands)
  • Axenfeld syndrome (Axenfeled anomaly + glaucoma; 50% of Axenfeld anomaly develop glaucoma)
  • Rieger anomaly (Axenfeld anomaly + iris stromal hypoplasia; corectopia and entropion uveae may also be present)
  • Rieger syndrome (Rieger’s anomaly + dental and/or facial malformations)
60
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Peters’ anomaly

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central corneal opacity, usually with iris strands that extend from the collarette to a posterior corneal defect behind the scar

61
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Peters’ anomaly laterality

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bilateral

62
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Peters’ anomaly treatment

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standard treatment is PKP

63
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Peters’ anomaly pearls:

-50% of cases develop _____ due to ____

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glaucoma; abnormal development of the TM and Schlemm’s canal and/or the presence of a shallow anterior chamber

64
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epiblepharon

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horizontal fold of skin across the eyelid margin

65
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epiblepharon laterality

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bilateral

66
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epiblepharon pearls:

  • more commonly affects the ____
  • common in _____
A

LL;

Asian infants, typically outgrown with facial bone growth

67
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epicanthal folds

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vertical fold of skin at the medial (and sometimes lateral) canthus

68
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epicanthal folds laterality

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bilateral

69
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epicanthal folds pearls:

  • can create the appearance of _____
  • common finding in _____
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esotropia;

Asians and infants (in infants, typically outgrown with facial bone growth)

70
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ablepharon

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absence of eyelids

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ablepharon laterality

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bilateral

72
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microblepharon

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vertical shortening of the eyelids

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microblepharon laterality

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bilateral

74
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euryblepharon

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horizontal elongation and vertical shortening of the eyelids

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euryblepharon laterality

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bilateral

76
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euryblepharon management

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  • conservative; topical lubrication

- surgical correction may be indicated

77
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ankyloblepharon

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partial or complete fusion of upper and lower eyelid margins

78
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ankyloblepharon laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

79
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ankyloblepharon pearls:

-may also be the result of ____

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cicatrizing disease

80
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blepharophimosis syndrome

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4 major facial features:

  • blepharophimosis: horizontal shortening of the palpebral fissures (eyes appear more narrow)
  • epicanthus inversus
  • telecanthus
  • ptosis
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blepharophimosis syndrome laterality

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bilateral

82
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blepharophimosis syndrome treatment

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surgical management

83
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coloboma

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defect in the eyelid or iris (can also affect the retina, choroid, and ON) due to failure of complete closure of the embryonic fissure

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coloboma laterality

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unilateral or bilateral

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