Cognition & Senses 2: Cornea Flashcards
name RED & BLACK circles?
what’s BETWEEN them?
RED = LENS
BLACK = CORNEA
BETWEEN = ANTERIOR CHAMBER filled with AQUEOUS HUMOR
what is the FUNCTION of the cornea? (2)
- REFRACT LIGHT = capture IMAGE on the RETINA & send it to the BRAIN via OPTIC NERVE
- BARRIER to MICROORGANISMS
the CORNEA is MOSTLY MADE OF ____ ARRANGED ____
blood vessels?
how THICK is it?
REGULARLY ARRANGED COLLAGEN
MOSTLY AVASCULAR
it’s ~0.65 mm THICK
what NOURISHES the CORNEA?
nourishment = PRE-CORNEAL TEAR FILM & LIPIDS
what makes the cornea TRANSPARENT? (two)
- REGULARLY ARRANGED COLLAGEN with NO BLOOD VESSELS
- MOST DEHYDRATED STRUCTURE in body, so LIQUID FROM TEARS/AQUEOUS HUMOR PASSIVELY FLOWING IN will be PUMPED OUT BY Na/K pumps on the CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL LAYER
what happens if the Na/K ENDOTHELIAL pump in the CORNEA is DYSFUNCTIONAL?
FLUID OVERLOAD & CORNEAL EDEMA
ID what LESION this is & WHY
CORNEAL EDEMA
why? = the PUPIL & IRIS ARE OBSCURED, so we cannot see anything else, meaning that SOMETHING HAS COMPROMISED THE CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM or EPITHELIUM
ID LESION & WHY
KERATITIS
why? = this is a result of BLOOD VESSELS & INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATES
ID LESION & LOCATION
what does it tell you in the DOG?
CORNEAL PIGMENT in the ANTERIOR CHAMBER
in the DOG, tells you CHRONIC CORNEAL INFLAMAMTION
ID LESION
tends to be present in ___-STAGE _____ DZ
CORNEAL MINERALIZATION (from LIPID or Ca)
tends to be present in END-STAGE CUSHING’S DZ
CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL DECOMPENSATION…
= definition
3 appearance traits for eye?
= the CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS DO NOT WORK, causing the Na/K PUMP to NOT WORK, causing DIFFUSE CORNEAL EDEMA
appearance?
1. DIFFUSE CORNEAL EDEMA ‘BLUE’
2. COBBLESTONE APPERANCE
3. CORNEAL THICKENING
ID DZ (3 words)
how can you tell what caused this?
CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL DECOMPENSATION
AGE-RELATED CORNEAL DZ if it’s BLUE EYES that are BILATERALLY SYMMETRICAL
CAUSES of CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL DZ…
primary? (2)
–>which one is MOST COMMON?
–> which one occurs in MIDDLE-AGED animals?
secondary? (1)
–> & give 2 examples
primary?
1. most commonly AGE-RELATED DEGENERATION of ENDOTHELIUM
- CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY based on BREED, occurs in MIDDLE-AGED animals
secondary? = INTRAOCULAR DZ –> ex = uveitis or glaucoma
ID DZ
BILATERAL UVEITIS
AGE-RELATED ENDOTHELIAL DEGENERATION…
= occurs when…
onset?
painful?
unilateral vs. bilateral? why?
= occurs when ENDOTHELIAL CELL DENSITY DECREASES with AGE
usually SLOWLY PROGRESSIVE
often DOESN’T BECOME PAINFUL UNTIL LATE STAGES
ALWAYS BILATERAL because CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS ARE THE SAME AGE IN BOTH EYES
CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY…
= what is it?
3 predisposed breeds?
unilateral vs. bilateral? severity?
diagnosis? (three)
= IMPAIRED, ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT of the CORNEA
3 breeds?
1. BOSTON
2. CHIHUAHUA
3. DACHSHUND
if YOUNGER ONSET, then UNILATERAL and EVENTUALLY BILATERAL —> ASYMMETRICAL SEVERITY IS COMMON
diagnosis?
1. CLINICAL SIGNS
–> DIFFUSE CORNEA that’s BLUE & THICKENED
- SIGNALMENT (breed?)
- RULE OUT UNDERLYING DZ (UVEITIS & GLAUCOMA)
ID DZ
CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY
BULLOUS KERATOPATHY…
= definition
what 3 things can happen to the patient’s eyes as a result?
= when CORNEAL EDEMA is CHRONIC, and eventually forms BLISTERS or BULLA on the SURFACE OF THE EYE (cornea)
3 things…
1. the BULLA/blisters can RUPTURE & cause CORNEAL ULCERS
2. OCULAR PAIN
3. VISION IMPAIRMENT
ID DZ
ADVANCED, CHRONIC CORNEAL EDEMA causing BULLOUS KERATOPATHY
TREATMENT for CORNEAL EDEMA…
depends on…
we usually ONLY TREAT when…
medical tx? (1) how often?
depends on UNDERLYING DZ
we usually only treat when the edema is…
1. MARKED
2. or there’s PROGRESSIVE BULLA
medical tx?
= put MURO 128 (salt solution) on CORNEAL EPITHELIUM to PULL FLUID OUT OF THE EYE to REDUCE BLISTERS
–> BID to TID
RHO-KINASE INHIBITORS…
used normally for WHAT in people?
what can they do in dogs?
why is this not CLINICALLY very useful?
used normally to treat GLAUCOMA in people
in DOGS, can REPAIR or ENCOURAGE CORNEAL EPITHELIAL CELLS to IMPROVE FUNCTION in response to CORNEAL EDEMA
not very useful because only causes TRANSIENT relief
SURGICAL tx for CORNEAL EDEMA? (2)
prognosis?
helps to control ____ but DOES NOT help….
SURGICAL tx?
1. THERMOKERATOPLASTY = makes BURNS in cornea and TRIES TO ELIMINATE ULCERS
- GUNDERSEN FLAP = with a blade, remove ANTERIOR STROMA and CREATE A THIN MEMBRANE OF CONJUNCTIVA via a GRAFT to PULL OVER CORNEA
prognosis = GUARDED
helps to control PAIN but DOES NOT HELP VISION as TRANSPARENCY IS LOST
KERATITIS…
= definition
2 sub-categories?
what is a HALLMARK of this DZ?
–> is this always seen?
= CORNEAL INFLAMMATION
2 subs?
1. ULCERATIVE
2. NON-ULCERATIVE
VASCULARIZATION is a HALLMARK OF CORNEAL INFLAMMATION
–> NOT always seen GROSSLY bc vessels can be DEEP
DURATION & LESION?
CHRONIC KERATITIS
DURATION & LESION?
ACUTE KERATITIS
CORNEAL ULCER…
aka?
= definition?
commonality?
aka ULCERATIVE KERATITIS
= LOSS of CORNEAL EPITHELIUM +/- STROMA
common in DOGS & CATS
ID LESION & potential DISEASE that caused it
LESION = CORNEAL ULCER (ulcerative keratitis)
DZ = FHV-1 can cause this SPONTANEOUSLY
how can you tell if a corneal ulcer is SUPERFICIAL or DEEP?
SUPERFICIAL = ulcer is SMOOTH
DEEP = ulcer is INDENTED