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Clinic Prep: Paediatrics Revision Flashcards

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When to prescribe for myopia:
0-1 yo
1-2 yo
2-3 yo
3-4 yo

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0-1: >/= -5.00D.
1-2: >/= -4.00D
2-3: >/= -3.00D
3-4: >/= -2.50D

Give full correction

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When to prescribe for hyperopia (no strabismus):
0-1 yo
1-2 yo
2-3 yo
3-4 yo

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0-1: >/= +6.00
1-2: >/= +5.00
2-3: >/= +4.50
3-4: >/= +3.50

Give partial Rx reduced by up to 50%

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When to prescribe for hyperopia (with EsoT):
0-1 yo
1-2 yo
2-3 yo
3-4 yo

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0-1: >/= +2.00
1-2: >/= +2.00
2-3: >/= +1.50
3-4: >/= +1.50

Give full correction

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When to prescribe for astigmatism:
0-1 yo
1-2 yo
2-3 yo
3-4 yo

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0-1: >/= 3.00
1-2: >/= +2.50
2-3: >/= +2.00
3-4: >/= +1.50

Give full correction

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When to prescribe for anisometropia:
0-1 yo
1-2 yo
2-3 yo
3-4 yo

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0-1: >/= +2.50
1-2: >/= +2.00
2-3: >/= +1.50
3-4: >/= +1.50

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Susan Leat’s recommendation for hyperopic patients 4-5yo.

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Prescribe hyperopia >+2.50, give 1 diopter less than full.

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Susan Leat’s recommendation for hyperopic patients 5+ yo/school age

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Prescribe full correction for hyperopia >1.25 or 1.50

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Susan Leat’s recommendation for myopia patients 5+yo

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Full correction for any myopia

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Susan Leat’s recommendation for astigmatism, 15 months - 2 years

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> 2.50DC, full correction

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Susan Leat’s recommendation for astigmatism, >2 years

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> 1.75DC, full correction

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Susan Leat’s recommendation for astigmatism, >4 years

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> 1.25DC, full correction

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Susan Leat’s recommendation for astigmatism, school children

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> 0.50DC, full correction

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Susan Leat’s recommendation for anisometropia, >4 years

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> 1.00D anisometropia, full.

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For symptomatic adult patients, at what magnitudes do optometrists generally prescribe for the following:
Hyperopia
Reading add (presbyopia)
Astigmatism
Horizontal and Vertical heterophoria

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Hyperopia: +1.00
Near add: +0.75
Astig: +0.75
Horizontal prism: 1.5
Vertical prism: 1

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In general, do optometrists correct asymptomatic patients with hyperopic anomalies or heterophorias?

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No, they do not, if the patient is asymptomatic

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List the evidence-based guidelines for amblyogenic factors to be detected by vision screening for the following:
Hyperopia
Myopia
Astigmatism
Anisometropia
Strabismus
Ptosis
Media opacity

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Hyperopia: >3.50 in any meridian
Myopia: >3.00 in any meridian
Astigmatism: >1.50 at 90 or 180; 1.0D in oblique
Anisometropia: >1.50 (sph or cyl)
Strabismus: any manifestation
Ptosis: = 1mm margin reflex distance
Media opacity: any opacity >1mm in size

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By what age would ambylopia have fully developed? What magnitude of amblyopia should not be ignored?

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By age 3
Greater than 1.00D should not be ignored

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List 8 clinical tests you can perform on a patient under 3 years old

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Objective cover test (incl HH)
Hirschberg test
Bruckner’s
Ocular motility
Fixation + coordination during play
Retinoscopy (dry, wet, near - MEM, Mohindra)
Pupils
Direct ophthalmoscopy/Retinal photos

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How can you measure vision in a patient under 2 years?

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VEP (Visual Evoked Potentials) most reliable. Try a preferential viewing chart/grating or OKN drum (optokinetic nystagmus)

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How can you measure vision in a patient between 2-3 years old?

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Consider matching games, if child is able

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How do you perform Mohindra Retinoscopy?

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@50cm in a dark room. Adjust your finding depending on age by:
-0.75 for infants (i.e. subtract 0.75)
-1.25 for 2+yo (i.e. subtract 1.25)

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When might you perform Mohindra Retinoscopy?

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As an alternative when you can’t cyloplege (e.g. due to timing, drop accessibility, safety)

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List 5 additional tests you can perform on a patient between 3-6 years old

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As for <3yo, +:
Lea symbols
Colour Vision and Stereopsis
BV (W4dot, prism doubling, phorias by school age)
Accom/Convergence (by school age)
Slit lamp/tonometry (on indication)

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How should you perform subjective refraction (on >6 or >8 depending on child)? (2)

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Start binocularly (to build confidence)
Do a blur function

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How do you perform a blur function?
Using a trial frame 1. Add +1 to +1.50 over ret finding binocularly (monoc if asymmetrical vision) 2. Warn child of blur and will slowly make things clearer 3. Random chart, child reads a few letters as best as they can 4. Once they start making errors, reduce plus by 0.25 or 0.50 5. Keep going until plateau or get maximum plus to 6/6
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How do you decide whether to measure phoria in a young child? (4)
Make sure they understand the concept of double vision before attempting to measure phoria with Howell prentice card: 1. Place in vertical prism over RE 2. Ask child if mum/dad looks funny/different 3. If child understands that mum has two heads, then you can have a go at measuring phoria 4. Take it slow to ensure child understands what is being asked of them
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What is the general checklist for a paediatric examination? (12)
Vision: Binoc first, then monoc lea single presentation first CT: Interesting targets NPC: assess ability to converge + break Excursions: check for head movement Retinoscopy: dist/near/cyclo/ret lens rack Stereo: randot lang fly Colour Vision Topography/Autorefraction: be patient with child (great objective test esp when VA down) Refraction: objective, blur function, subjective if mature enough Oc health: pupils, ophthalmoscopy, SL, photos, IOP Binocularity: alignment, suppression Visual efficiency: phoria, ac/a, verg/acc facility, reserves, MEM ret
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List the minimum battery of tests for visual efficiency/BV (7)
CT (D+N) NPC/NPA HH Phorias Acc/Verg facility MEM ret Stereo
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Provide the instructions for assessing: Posture Range Facility Amp
Posture: "measure how well you can focus at near" Range: "see how close/far you can focus" Facility: "measure how quickly you can change your focus" Amp: "how well you can focus"
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At what age is 6/6 vision typically achieved?
5-6 years of age
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How can we measure visual acuity in infants? What would be the equivalent of 6/6 vision?
Forced preferential looking, usually involving a large card with gratings 30 cycles/deg is 6/6
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What is the mean Rx for a 12 month old? Will this change greatly over time?
+0.50DS. Typically minimal change until 8yo, followed by a small myopic shift.
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At what age are the following systems fully developed: Stereopsis Acc/Converge Eye movements (OKN, saccades, pursuits)
Stereo: 4mo? Acc/Converge: 6mo. Eye movements: 1 year
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List 3 red flags for poor vision in child of 0-3 years of age
No eye contact (in children >6mo) Large slow travelling nystagmus Slow travelling eye movements *travelling/roving - i.e. moving about/unfixed.
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List the 6 most common reasons for presentation to a paediatric clinic in descending order
Hyperopia (45%) Accom-Vergence (30%) Strabismus (30%) Normal (20%) Special Needs (16%) Astigmatism (15%)
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Normal values for: NPC NPA CT/Phoria
NPC Break = 8cm Recovery = 10cm NPA Avg 18-1/3age or Minimum 15-1/4age CT/Phoria 3xp +/- 3 @ N, 1xp +/- 1 @ D
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Normal values for: Acc. facility Verg. facility MEM Ret
Acc facility: 8cpm @ N z 2D flipper Verg facility: 15cpm @ N z 3BI/12BO flipper (or 6cpm z 12BI/14BO) MEM Ret: +0.50 +/- 0.25D
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Normal values for: Stereo PRC/NRC ACA
Stereo: 60", Global + local good, no suppression PRC/NRC: Near BI>/= 10/16/10 BO >/= 10/16/10 Dist. BI >/= -/6/4 BO >/= 10/16/10 ACA: 4 +/- 2pd/D
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Provide an example clinical test structure for a BV/paediatric workup
Dist VA --> Dist CT --> Near VA --> Near CT --> NPC/NPA --> HH --> Confrontation/RedCap --> MEM Ret --> Phorias/facility --> Stereo --> Colour Vision (if male) --> Pupils --> Refraction Something like that. Can do Range and ACA on indication. ACA would be good to fit into phorias actually.
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Define Sheard's criterion
Reserve >/= 2 x phoria
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Define Percival criterion
Phoria = 1/3rd reserve
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Describe 3 characteristics of Accommodative Insufficiency
High Lag Low NPA Poor facility
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Describe 3 characteristics of Accommodative Excess
Variable VA No lag, or lead Fails +ve facility
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Describe 3 characteristics of Accommodative Spasm
Reduced VA Lead Fails +ve facility
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Describe 2 characteristics of Ill-sustained Accommodation
High variable lag Slow facility
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Describe 1 characteristics of Accommodative infacility
Slow facility both + and -
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Describe 3 characteristics of Convergence Insufficiency
N exo > D (beyond normal) Reduced PRC/BO facility Remote NPC
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Describe 2 characteristics of Convergence Excess
N eso > D Reduced NRC/BI facility @ N
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Describe 3 characteristics of Divergence Insufficiency
D eso > N Reduced NRC @ D D blur/diplopia
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Describe 3 characteristics of Divergence Excess
D exo > N Reduced PRC @ D Intermittent ExoT
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How can you manage Convergence Insufficiency? (6)
Correct Rx Educate + Counsel Plus near add (if accommodative component) Vision therapy Prisms (BI compensatory) Referral (medical opinion for sudden onset or if illness/trauma suspected)
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How can you manage Convergence Excess? (6)
Correct Rx Educate + Counsel Plus near add Vision therapy Prism (BO compensatory) Referral (if sudden etc)
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How can you manage any accommodative problem? (3)
Plus add @ Near Vision therapy Cyclo (for accommodative spasm only)
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How can you manage Divergence Excess? (4)
Vision therapy Minus lens add for D (if too young/unwilling for VT) BI prism (compensatory) Sx
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How can you manage Divergence Insufficiency? (4)
Check etiology (if recent onset/acquired refer for MRI) Yoked prism? Vision Therapy Prism (BI compensatory)
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How can you manage Basic Eso? (4)
Tx any hyperopia/near add Yoked prism? Vision therapy Prism (BO compensatory)
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How can you manage Basic Exo? (2)
Tx near as would CI Tx distance as would DE
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How can we manage Vertical Phoria? (2)
Vision therapy Compensatory prism
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When should you prescribe spectacles for EsoTropia? (3)
Hyperopia over +2 EsoT responding to plus lenses (+ve Raab +3 test) Hyperopia less than +2 but there is a high ACA ratio/convergence excess
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List the 5 principles of treatment for any EsoT
Give full + [cycloplegia] Rx for any amblyopia + for amblyopic eye is for vision + for fixating eye is for EsoT Consider realignment for any residual EsoT after best amblyopia result and + has been rechecked
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When might you consider surgery for EsoT? (2) What is considered a successful outcome of surgery?
Cosmetic defect despite wearing full plus Spectacles not working or not tried because unlikely to work (e.g. a +1.00D hyperope with a 50pd EsoT) Success is defined as cosmetically acceptable (i.e. = 10pd) NB: do surgery if >/=15pd after spectacles.
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What is the success rate of a single EsoT surgery: At one month long term
one month: 80% long term: 55% they can get another surgery in the future if long term fails
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How can a strabismus be described? (4)
Constancy: constant or intermittent Direction: Eso, Exo, Hyper, Hypo Laterality: which eye, or does it alternate Commitancy: a commitant strabismus has essentially the same magnitude in all directions of gaze, where as an incommittant strabismus doesn't
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List 5 methods to detect/assess a strabismus. Which is the most accurate objective tool and what does it tell you?
General inspection Hirschberg test (light @ 50cm. Good for larger strab) Krimskey: Hirschberg + prism (accurate to 10pd) Cover test (unilateral or neutralising with prism) for detection Alternating Cover test is the most accurate objective tool, however it does NOT dx laterality or distinguish phoria and tropia. But it DOES tell you the SIZE of the strabismus (accuracy up to 4pd)
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What prism should you use to neutralise: ExoT EsoT Hyper
ExoT: BI EsoT: BO Hyper: BD
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What are the 4 stages of Vision therapy? How long might a typical vision therapy for convergence insufficiency last?
1. Monocular - accommodation, fixating skills 2. Biocular - anti suppression, simultaneous viewing 3. Binocular - Acc/Verg binocularly 4. Proficiency - combining skills and adding distractions About 12 weeks
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Provide examples for each of the 4 stages of vision therapy management
Stage 1: loose lens rock, mental minus, flippers Stage 2: loose prisms, R/G bars, prism doubling, binocular mental minus Stage 3: loose prisms + flippers, aperture rule, brock string, HTS, tranyglyphs Stage 4: add cognitive task
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List a developmental milestone for a 0-6 month patient for each of the following: Physical Intellectual Emotional Social
Physical: suck and grasp reflex Intellectual: vocalises/understand can cry for response Emotional: attached to parents Social: recognises parents/smiles when they arrive
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List a developmental milestone for a 6-18 month patient for each of the following: Physical Intellectual Emotional Social
Physical: feeds self/sits/stands/2+blocks Intellectual: 1-2 words Emotiona;: Hugs parents Social: games/peek-a-boo
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What does PEDIC ATS 2B suggest as best practice for amblyopia occlusion?
Part time (2 hour) occlusion for first few months until acuity 6/12, followed by full time occlusion afterwards *Tell kids 3 hours/day because kids will do less than you ask
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When should you review amblyopia occlusion?
1 month after treatment stopped, then 3 months, 6 months and yearly. This is to check for revidicism.
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List the 7 TVPS tests
Discrimination Memory Sppatial relations Form constancy Visual sequential memory Figure ground processing Closure
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What is the Rosner Test and when is it useful
Rosner Test of Visual Analysis Skills (Rosner TVAS) is a screening developmental test for the learning disabled child. Useful from prep-grade 3.
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What are the normal results for the Rosner TVAS for: Grade 1 Grade 2
Grade 1: around plate 7 Grade 2: around plate 9-10
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What are the 3 management options for oculomotor defects?
Correct refractive error Near addition Vision therapy
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What are the components in integrative analysis of a paediatric examination? (4)
Patient symptoms Patient needs and demands Risk factors Clinical findings and Characteristic Features
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List a type of VIP test that assesses the following: Visual discrimination Visual Memory Fine Motor Sequencing
Visual discrimination: Split/divided form board Visual memory: tachitoscope Fine motor: Grooved Pegboard Sequencing: AVIT
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Does King devick (an eye movement test) take into account the child's rapid automatic naming skills?
No it does NOT.
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Can hyperopia over +1.50 contribute to VIP delay?
Yes it can, you should correct this when patient symptomatic/reading difficulties.

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