DIS - Glaucoma Detection Tutorial - Week 3 Flashcards
Does glaucoma commonly lead to blindness?
No, rarely
Describe the following stages of glaucoma therapy:
Detection
Assessment
Treatment (3)
Monitoring
Detection
-normal vs glaucoma suspect
Assessment
-glaucoma suspect vs glaucoma patient
Treatment
-severity grading
-setting target IOP
-drug selection and surgery referral
Monitoring
-stability vs progression
Is glaucoma an acquired disease?
Yes with rare exceptions
Is glaucoma generally symptomatic? Describe (2).
Except for acute angle closure glaucoma, the vast majority of glaucoma is asymptomatic
Do screenings detect glaucoma? Explain the role of an optometrist.
No, only routine eye exams do
Only optometrists perform routine eye exams
Can routine eye exams detect glaucoma? Explain the requirement.
Routine eye exams cannot detect glaucoma, only glaucoma suspects
Glaucoma evaluation/assessment is required to diagnose glaucoma
What is the lifetime risk of glaucoma in first degree relatives of those with glaucoma vs without family history?
22% compared to 2.3% without
What percentage of glaucoma is thought to be undiagnosed?
50%
Consider family ocular history. What are two ways to gauge the presence of glaucoma in this component?
Asking patients about their family ocular history
-very unreliable
Examining the 1st degree relatives of existing glaucoma patients
-much more beneficial
Is diabetes a factor for or against glaucoma? What is the current thought overall?
It is a controversial risk factor
-some studies show greater risk
-some show it is protective against glaucoma
-one showed no association at all
DM is thought to be a mild factor for glaucoma
Between hypertension and hypotension, which is a risk factor for glaucoma? Explain (3).
Both are:
Higher systolic BP
-drives more blood to the eye
-raises IOP, causing atherosclerosis
Low systolic BP
-reduces blood flow and oxygen to the eye
What IOP is thought to indicate strong steroid IOP response?
> 10-15mmHg
What percentage of the normal population has a strong steroid IOP response? What about the glaucoma population?
Normal - 5%
Glaucoma - 95%
Is IOP steroid response a strong or weak predictor of glaucoma?
Strong predictor
What two risks associated with glaucoma can antidepressants (note which) and anticholinergic drugs have?
SSRI
Increased risk of narrow angle glaucoma
Mild pipillary dilation and pupil block
What risk associated with glaucoma can topirimate?
Angle closure due to ciliary body swelling
Describe the type of glaucoma (or risk factor for glaucoma) the following races are a risk factor for:
Asian
African
Caucasian (2)
Asian - narrow angle glaucoma
African - early onset primary open angle glaucoma
Caucasian - pseudoexfoliation, pigment dispersion
Describe the type of glaucoma (or risk factor for glaucoma) the following refractive errors are a risk factor for:
Myopia (2)
Hyperopia
Myopia - pigment dispersion, primary open angle glaucoma
Hyperopia - narrow angle glaucoma
Describe the type of glaucoma (or risk factor for glaucoma) the following genders are a risk factor for:
Male (3)
Female (2)
Male - primary open angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension, traumatic glaucoma
Female - normal tension glaucoma, narrow angle glaucoma
Keeping the risk factors posed by certain demographics in mind, do demographics without clinical signs make a glaucoma suspect (2)? Explain with an example.
Demographics without clinical signs do not make a glaucoma suspect
Particular combinations should make you search more carefully
-caucasian, male, myope (pigment dispersion)
True or false
Glaucoma can occur at any IOP
True
Is there a significant IOP overlap between normal and glaucoma populations? Explain.
Yes
Except for IOP >32, both have the same shaped distribution
Compare mean IOP in glaucoma patients who progress compared to those who are stable.
They are almost identical
Can progressive glaucoma occur at normal/low IOP?
Yes