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Diseases Of Retina Flashcards

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Layers of retina (inner to outer)

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Inner limiting
Nerve fibre layer (optic Nerve)
Ganglion cell
Inner plexiform
Inner nuclear
Outer plexiform
Outer nuclear
Outer limiting
Rods+cones
Pigment epithelium (Melanin)
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Function of pigment layer in retina

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Metabolic support to neurosensory retina

Acts as antireflective layer

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Functions of interphotore eptor matrix (IPM)

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B/w pigment epithelium and neurosensory retina

Retinal attachment
Retinal Adhesion
Molecular trafficking
Phagocytosis (facilitation)
Alignment of photoreceptor outer segment
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Constituents og Interphotoreceptor matrix

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IP retinal binding protein
Fibropectin
Sialoprotein (SPARC)
Intercellular adhesion molecules
Hyaluronic acid receptor (CD44 antigen)
Matrix metalloproteinases
Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase
Proteoglycanglycosaminoglycans
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Peripheral vision + scotopic vision is feature of

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Rods

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Colour vision+ photopic vision (discriminatory central vision) is a feature of

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Cones

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Outer plexiform layer constitjtes

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Rod spherules
Cone pedicles
Dendrites of bipolar + horizontal cells

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Types of ganlion cells

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Midget ganglion (macular region)
Plysynaptic ganglion ( peripheral retina)
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9
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Nerve fibre layer (stratum opticum) pass through _________ to form optic nerve.

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Lamina cribrosa

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Internal limiting membrane is essentially a basement membrane formed by

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Union of terminal expansion (Muller’s fibres)

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End receptors of retina

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Rods

Cones

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1° order neuron

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Bipolar cells

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2° order neuron

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Ganglion cells

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3°order neuron

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Neurons of geniculate body

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15
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Blood supply of outer retinal layers (4)

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Ant. Ciliary arteries
Post. Ciliary arteries

Nutrition by choroidal system+ vascular system

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16
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Blood supply of inner layer of retina(6)

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Central retinal A (ophthalmic artery)

Cilioretinal A (post. Ciliary artery)(supplies macular area in some cases)

17
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Functional division of retina

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Temporal retina (ipsilateral geniculate tract)
Nasal retina (contralateral geniculate tract)
18
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Braches of central retinal artery

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Superior nasal
Superior temporal
Inferior nasal
Inferior temporal

19
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Arterial Circle of Zinn/Haller supply

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Lamina cribrosa
To optic nerve head
Surrounding retina

20
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Auto fluorescence condition

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Drunsen of optic disc
Intrapapillary refractile bodies

Children- pseudo papilloedema
Teens- waxy pea like refractile bodies

21
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Anomalies of optic disc

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Crescent
Congenital pigmentation
Coloboma
Drunsen
Hypoplasia of optic disc
22
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Anomalies pf retina proper

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Albinism
Congenital night blindness
Congenital day blindness
Oguchi's disease
Congenital retinal cyst
Congenital retinoschisis
Congenital retinal detachment
Coloboma of fundus
23
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Congenital anomalies of macula

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Aplasia
Hypoplasia
Coloboma

24
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Whitish patch with feathery margins
Enlargement of blind spot
Myelination of nerve fibres
Congenital anomaly

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Anomaly of nerve fibres

Medullated/Opaque nerve fibres

25
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Inflammatory disease of retina

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Retinitis (infectious,non-infectious)
Retinal vasculitis (Eale's disease
26
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Infectious retinitis can be

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Bacterial
Acute (pyaemia)
Subacute retinitis of Roth (Roth’s /white spot at centre)
Non-pyogenic (TB, Leprosy,Syphilis,actinomycosis)

Viral retinitis (CMV,Rubella,Herpes zoster)

Mycotic retinitis
Rickettsial retinitis
Parasitic retinitis

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Non infectious retinitis include

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Chorioretinitis

Neuroretinitis

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Retinal vasculitis (Eales’ disease)

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Inflammation of peripheral retinal veins
Recurrent viterous haemorhhage
Bilateral
Young adult Males (20-30 years)
Symptoms
   Sudden floaters appear (black spots)
   Sudden painless loss of vision
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Stages of Eales’ disease

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Active inflammation
Ischaemia/vascular occlusion
Retinal neovascularization
Sequelae/advance stage

30
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Stage of active inflammation of Eales’disease

A

Peripheral veins congested
Perivascular exudates
Sheathing
Superficial haemorhhages (flame shaped /sheets)

31
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Stage of ischaemic/vascular occlusion Eales’ disease

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Obliterated vessels

Areas pf capillary non-perfusion(CNP)

32
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Stage of neovascularisation Eales’ disease

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Abnomal fragile vessels
Recurrent viterous haemorhhage (bleeding)
Laser photocoagulation indicated in this stage

33
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Stage of sequelae /advance stage Eales’ disease

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Complications occur

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Tractional retinal detachment
Rubeosis iridis
Neovascular glaucoma.

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