Clinical managementy Flashcards
Myopia presentation:
Blur, close working distance, headaches
>-6D: RRD, glaucoma, cataract, tilted disc
Other types of myopia:
Nocturnal myopia: low visual cue in dark > tonic accomodation
Pseudomyopia: large near work > ciliary spasam > increased accomodation
Other types of myopia:
Nocturnal myopia: low visual cue in dark > tonic accomodation
Pseudomyopia: large near work > ciliary spasam > increased accomodation
Myopia treatment:
Glasses/CL
OrthoK (peripheral myopic blur)
0.125 atropine
Hoya miosmart glasses
LASIK (corneal stroma removal)
Atropine:
Muscarinic receptor blocker, paralyses ciliary muscle
Thought to induce peripheral blur
Cheap, must be taken until adulthood
Myopia risk reductions:
Decreased near work / increased working dist.
Gaze breaks
Increased light exposure
Balance diet
Hyperopia presentation:
Blur, headaches
AAGC, crowded ONH
May appear >35yo (latent)
Astigmatism presentation:
Blur, light halo, night glare, fatigue, headaches
Refractive error tests:
Visual acuity
Fundoscopy
Refraction/cyclo
Cover test (refractive amblyopia)
Cycloplegic drops
Cyclopentolate/Tropicamide
Muscarinic receptor blockers, paralyse ciliary muscle
Also cause mydriasis
Presbyopia (accomadative amplitude) with age:
10 AA~12D
40 AA<3D (presbyope)
50 AA~0D
Presbyopia treatment
Glasses
MF CL’s/glasses
LASIK > 60yo (stabilised)
Improved lighting/Font size
Cataract presentation:
Nuclear: myopic shift, blur, contrast desensitivity, tritan defect
Cortical: Astigmatism, poor night vision, large contrast desensitivity
PSC: blur, contrast loss, poor near work/day vision (pupil constrition)
COMORBID WITH GLAUCOMA
Cataract clinical testing:
VA + Pelli Robson (± glare)
Dilated Slit lamp + retro illumination (severity/comorbidity)
Ishihara (tritan with losci 3)
Pupil test (monocular cat RAPD)
Clinical question for cataracts:
Onset
Progression
Effect on life
Systemic diseases (HT, DM)
Medications (Cort.)
Risk factors: Work/surgery/smoker
Allergies (to medications)
Cataract treatment:
Phacoemulsification: replace lens with IOL
20 minutes under local anaestetic
Post cataract surgery risks:
50% posterior capsule opacity ~2y
<1% IOL rupture/dislocation / endopthalmitis / RD
Cataract counselling:
Cataract symptoms > Progression
Surgery > better QoL
Post surgery risks
Cataract progression without surgery:
AAGC (most common co-morbidity) from lens pressure on iris
morgagnian cataract (lens breaks)
Tests for DED
Schirmer (±Anaesthetic): 5 minutes. <5mm severe, 5-10 moderate >10mm mild
TBUT: NaFL + Cobalt filter. <10s indicates DED
Meibomian expression: Clear/fluid indicates healthy
Px education of DED:
Usually underlying cause of DED cannot be cured
Intend to treat symptoms
Benzalkonium chloride negative effects
Epithelial cell apoptosis, corneal nerve damage / poor wound healing, decrease tear film stability and decrease goblet cell density
DED treatment severity level 1
Education of DED/diet, local environment change, systemic drug elimination, eye drops (lipid for MGD), lid hygiene/compress
DED treatment severity level 2:
Preservative free drops, tea tree oil for demodex, punctual occlusion / moisture chamber, ointments, short term topical antibiotic/steroid/secretagogue.
NaFL:
Sodium fluorescein: Xenobiotic (foreign)
Passive entry, is removed via active pump
Accumulates in stressed cells
Lissamine Green:
Binds to epithelium of damaged cells
Normally glycolax prevents binding
Hordeolum:
Infectious but self limiting (7d)
Warm compress/lubricants
Can use vancomycin antibiotic
Chalazion
Self limiting (fast)
Warm compress (promote drainage)
BC/SC papilloma
Excision/cryotherapy if desired
Skin BCC/SCC
Biopsy > excision/cryo
Pingueculum:
Benign, slow growth
UV protection / lubricant
FML drops for flare-ups
Excise if desired
Pterygium:
UV protection / lubricant
FML drops for flare-ups
Excise + Conj.-graft If astigmatism/discomfort
OSSN:
Biopsy to confirm
Small lesion excised/cryo
Large lesion Chemo + mytomycin c
Clinical tests for conjuntival lesions:
Slit lamp
Phenlephrine to blanch vessels
Choroidal naevus:
Inform, reassure common condition
Document
Choroidal melanoma
Brachytherapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy
Ophthal
Choroidal melanoma symptoms
Serous retinal detachment
Photopsia
Floaters
Asymptomatic
Lipofuscin/drusen
VF defect
Metamorphopsia
Presentation of horners
Partial ptosis, miosis, anhydrosis
Blur, hyperaemia
Presentation of CN3 palsy
Full ptosis, down/out turn (unopposed LR/SO), mydriasis
Headache
Presentation of Myasthenia gravis:
Limb weakness, ptosis, diplopia, worsens during day and with upgaze
Presentation of mitochondrial myopathy:
EOM fatigue, bilateral ptosis, decrease in motility
Presentation of AAGC:
Iris fixed to lens
Pain, hyperaemia, synechiae
Clinical testing for greater in light anisicoria:
Slit lamp for injury/worm constriction
0.1 pilocarpine > early adie’s > Ach upregulation > greater constriction in affected pupil
1 pilocarpine > constriction of CN3 palsy
Otherwise pharmacological
Clinical testing for greater in dark anisicoria:
Apraclonidine 0.5% > horners desensitization (7d) > A1 upregulation > mydryasis
Hydroxyamphetamine > dilation if 1/2 order neuron, none if 3rd
History taking for ptosis:
Age of onset (aquired/congenital)
Symptoms of systemic disease (fatigue/diplopia)