Basic science and investigations Flashcards
4 ocular structures derived from surface ectoderm
conjunctival and corneal epithelium nasolacrimal duct lens lacrimal gland eyelids
4 ocular structures derived from neuroectoderm
neurosensory retina
pigment epithelium of retina, iris and ciliary body
pupillary sphincter and dilator muscles
optic nerve
7 ocular structures derived from neural crest
corneal endothelium trabecular meshwork stroma of cornea, iris and ciliary body ciliary muscle choroid sclera orbital cartilage and bone
4 ocular structures derived from mesoderm
extraocular muscles
blood vessels
Schlemm’s canal endothelium
sclera (temporal portion)
congenital cataracts is inherited
AD
Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy is inherited
AD
Best disease is inherited
AD
granular and lattice corneal dystrophies are inherited
AD
Marfan syndrome is inherited
AD
neurofibromatosis is inherited
AD
retinitis pigmentosa is inherited
AD
retinoblastoma is inherited
AD
stickler syndrome is inherited
AD
tuberous sclerosis is inherited
AD
vHL is inherited
AD
congenital glaucoma is inherited
AR
oculucutaneous albinism is inherited
AR
stargardt disease is inherited
AR
fabry disease is inherited
XLR
lowe syndrome is inherited q
XLR
ocular albinism is inherited
XLR
retinoschisis is inherited
XLR
alport syndorme is inherited
XLD
kearns-sayre syndrome is inherited
mitochondrial
leber hereditary optic neuropathy is inherited
mitochondrial
how does an XLD disease pass on to the female (same as XLR for male)
XLD female = can express condition from father alone even if mother is unaffected
most common cause of endogenous endophthalmitis presenting with white fluffy retinal lesions
candida - usually in immunocompromised patients
cause of fungal keratitis
aspergillus and fusarium (both filamentous fungi)
common in warm climates, usually following ocular trauma
cause of presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS)
histoplasma capsulatum (dimorphic - properties of both yeasts and filamentous fungi)
endemic in Mississippi and Ohio river valleys
cause of congenital/adult toxoplasmosis
toxoplasma gondii (protozoa)
cats, faecal-oral, vertical
cause of severe keratitis
acanthamoeba (protozoa)
cause of toxocariasis presenting with endophthalmitis in children
toxocara (helminth nematode - roundworm)
cats and dogs, faecal
most common helminth-related ocular condition
onchocerca volvulus - vector = simulium blackflies
what does onchocerca volvulus cause
onchocerciasis (‘river blindness’) endemic in Africa
what is MHC also called in humans
human leucocyte antigen (HLA) - found on short arm of chromosome 6
HLA subtype associated with birdshot choroidopathy
HLA-A29
HLA associated with sympathetic ophthalmia
HLA-A11
HLA associated with POHS
HLA-B7
HLA associated with vogt-koyanagi-harada syndrome (VKH)
HLA-B22
HLA associated with psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis and enteropathic arthritis
HLA-B27
HLA associated with behçet disease
HLA-B51
HLA associated with posner-schlossman syndrome
HLA-BW5
HLA associated with pars planitis, POHS, multiple sclerosis
HLA-DR2
HLA associated with sympathetic ophthalmia, rheumatoid arthritis and VKH
HLA-DR2
HLA associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
HLA-DR5
HLA associated with multiple sclerosis
HLA-DR15
4 types of cytokines
TNF
interleukins
chemokines
interferons
normal IOP values
within +/-2 standard deviations of mean IOP values (10-21mmHg)
2 things causing IOP to increase
age circadian rhythm (highest in morning)
average diurnal fluctuation of IOP
2-6mmHg (>10mmHg in glaucoma patients)
3 IOP-raising agents
steroids
tropicamide (close-angle glaucoma)
ketamine
6 drugs that can lower IOP (usually used for treating glaucoma)
beta blockers
prostaglandin analogues (e.g. latanoprost)
alpha-2 agonists (e.g. apraclonidine)
topical or systemic carbonic anhyrase inhibitors (CAI) (e.g. dorzolamide, acetazolamide)
miotics (e.g. pilocarpine)
osmotic agents (e.g. mannitol)