Anesthetic considerations for ophthalmic surgery Flashcards
The leading cause of blindness in the world is
cataracts
_______ is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20-74 years
Diabetes
Other major causes of vision loss include
macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy
Types of eye surgery include
cataract, occuloplastics (ptosis repair), strabismus, cornea transplants or grafting, trabeculectomy, vitrectomy and retinal buckling, trauma- enucleation or orbital fracture repair, LASIX
_____ are two symmetrical bony enclosures in the front of the skull
orbits
Each orbit contains an
eyeball (globe) and its associated structures
The volume of each adult orbit is approximately
30 mL
The _______ (first branch of the internal carotid) passes into orbit through optic canal (lies inferolateral to optic nerve)
Ophthalmic artery
The visual axis (optic axis) is an
imaginary line from the midpoint of cornea to midpoint of retina or macula
The axial length is a measurement of the
visual axis
-measure preoperatively to determine appropriate intraocular lens
The normal axial length is
23 to 23.5 mm**
hyperopia (farsighted) globe is less than 22 mm long
myopia (nearsighted) has axial length >24 mm
A greater chance of puncturing the globe is possible with
myopia (nearsighted)
The globe is suspended in the
anterosuperior part of the orbit
-contained within three layers
The large posterior segment of the globe contains
vitreous humor, retina, macula, and root of optic nerve
The twelve cranial nerves are:
- olfactory
- optic
- oculomotor
- trochlear
- trigeminal
- abducens
- facial
- vestibulocochlear
- glossopharyngeal
- vagus
- accessory
- hypoglossal
The optic nerve is
not a true cranial nerve
-outgrowth of the brain**
-covered by meninges (pia, arachnoid, dura)
-anything injected into the nerve sheath can travel directly to the brain via CSF
Central retinal artery & vein surround the nerve
The oculomotor nerve is the primary
motor nerve to the extraocular muscles of the orbit (branches superiorly & inferiorly)
The oculomotor nerve sends parasympathetic fibers to
the ciliary ganglion
-causes constriction of the pupil
The oculomotor nerve sends sympathetic fibers to
control pupil dilation
The oculomotor nerve innervates the
superior rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique, medial rectus, & levator (upper eyelid)
The trochlear nerve provides
motor fibers to the superior oblique muscle
The trochlear nerve is the only orbital cranial
motor nerve that enters the orbit from outside the muscle cone
The trochlear nerve travels in a
medial direction to innervate the superior oblique muscle
The trigeminal nerve contains
sensory & motor components
The trigeminal nerve intracranial portion forms the
trigeminal ganglion
-three divisions: ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular
The ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve provides sensation of
pain, touch and temperature to the cornea, ciliary body, iris, lacrimal gland, conjunctiva, nasal mucosa, eyelid, eyebrow, forehead, & nose
The maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve provides for the sensation of
pain, touch, and temperature to the upper lip, nasal mucosa, and scalp muscles
The Ophthalmic nerve is a branch of
trigeminal nerve
forms three branches: lacrimal, frontal, nasociliary
The nasociliary nerve sends nerve fibers
medially and to the ciliary ganglion
The frontal branch is the
largest branch of ophthalmic nerve; further branches
The lacrimal nerve innervates
the lacrimal gland
The abducens nerve provides
motor function to the lateral rectus muscle