Disorders Of Lacrimal Gland Tumours Flashcards

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What are the features of the Lacrimal system

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2
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Where is the Lacrimal gland found?

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Orbital lobe

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3
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Which is the main aqueous producer and accessory ducts to produce this?

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Lacrimal gland- main

Krause and wolfring- 5-10%

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What is the innervation of the lacrimal gland?

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Ophthalmic division- Trigeminal nerve (lacrimal nerve branch)

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5
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What is secondary to the irritation of cornea and conjunctiva?

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Reflex lacrimation

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6
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What is Bells palsy?

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Lack of movement affecting 1 side of your face

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7
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Which muscle is effected in bells palsy?

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Lavator muscle

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What are the features of bells palsy?

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9
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What is dacryoadenitis?

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Inflammation of the lacrimal gland

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What are the features of dacryoadenitis?

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11
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What are the chronic systemic auses of dacryoadenitis?

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Sarcoidosis

Thyroid eye disease

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12
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What are the presentations of lacrimal gland tumours?

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13
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What is the function of the tear film?

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Lubrication 
Smooth pre corneal refracting surface
Removes debris
Microbial defence 
Regulate temperature
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14
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What is the total tear volume?

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7-10 microletres

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15
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What aspects of the tears is a realisable predictor of tear volume insufficiency?

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Tear meniscus

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16
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In an emotional state, which gland would produce tears?

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Lacrimal gland

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17
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How many layers of the tear film from the inner to outer?

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Mucin
Aqueous
Lipid

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18
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Which is the thickest layer?

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Aqueous

Then mucin and lipid

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19
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Which glands produce mucin?

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Goblet cells
Crypt of henle
Glands of manz

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20
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Where does the zeiss and moll glands secrete the lipids?

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Zeiss= eyelash follicle
Moll= b/w eyelash follicle and grey line
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21
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How many meibomian glands are there in the tarsal plate?

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25 upper

20 lower

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22
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What in the tear film help defend against microbes?

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Lysozyme…Enzyme, destroys gram +ve

Lactoferin…. bacteria nutrition

Immunoglobulins…MAIN, protein

Beta-lysin… protein, destroys invading bacteri

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23
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What can cause loss of goblet cells in mucin deficiency?

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Steven Johnson syndrome 
Pemphigoid 
Burns
Trachoma
Vit- A deficiency
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24
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What causes Steven Johnson syndrome?

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Adverse drug reaction… hypersensitivity to mucous membrane

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25
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What is a pemphigoid?

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Blister!- unable to make mucins

… prevelant in females and in 7th decade

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26
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How can chlamydial trachomitis spread?

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Direct contact with others or objects

Spread by flies

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27
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What is being presented in this image and how does it occur?

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Bitots dot…. keratin debris and assoc with vit A deficiency

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28
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What are the key elements in Dry eye disease?

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Tear film instability
Hyperosmalarity
Inflammation
Damage

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29
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What aietiological resons are there for dry eye?

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Deficiency in volume and quality 
Abnormal eyelid 
Systemic 
Environmental
CLs
Medication 
Reftactive surgery
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30
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What is ADDE

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Aqueous deficient dry eye

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31
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What can ADDE lead to?

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Keratoconjunctivtis sicca

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32
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What can cause ADDE?

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LG atrophy
Reduced neural input
Elevated evap rate

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33
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What systemic problem can cause lipid layer deficiency?

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Menopause- hormonal changes?

Prostrate disease- androgen tx needed

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34
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How can MG dystrophy viewed?

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Shown on infra red

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35
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How are meibomian cysts managed?

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Antibiotics and warm compress

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36
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What can abnormal eyelid function result in?

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Poor post blink
Poor tear pump mechanism
Large palpebral aperture
Elevated tear secretion rate

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37
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What are the 2 common eyelid abnormalities?

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Ectropian

Entropian

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38
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What different systemic diseases link with tear dysfunction?

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Steven-Johnson syndrome (mucotaneous disease)

Sjogrens syndrome (effects salivary/fluid secretions)

Systemic lupus erythematous (chronic inflamm in connective tissue)

Hyperthyroidism

Rheumatoid arthritis

39
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What can cause Steven Johnson syndrome?

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(ACUTE/SEVERE)

Hypersensitive reaction to:

Drugs
HSV
Epstein bar virus 
Enteroviruses
Mycoplasma pneumonia
40
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What ocular signs can be presented in Steven Johnson syndrome?

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Papillary conjunctivitis
Dry Eye
Epiphora

(NB- MALES!)

41
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Which sytemic disease can cause dry eye?

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Sjogrens syndrome

Systemic lupus erythmetous

42
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Which parts of the body can sjogrens syndrome effect?

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Skin
LG
Airways

(NB- Females!)

43
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What is considered a major impact on rheumatoid arthritis?

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Climate urbanisation

44
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What potential ocular manifestation maybe presented in RA?

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KCS!
Episcleritis
Scleritis

45
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How is dry eye treated in rheumatoid arthritis?

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Lubricating ointments and artificial tears

If no response…. medical intervention (topical steroid)

46
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What ocular signs maybe presented in hyperthyroidism?

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EOM swelling

Proptosis

47
Q

What environmental factors can cause dry eye?

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Humidity- air conditioning
Blink rate- VDU
Pollution

48
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What drugs could cause tear dysfunction?

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Antimuscrinic/ anticholinergic (parkinsons disease)
Antihypertensives (beta blockers/diuretics)
Acrivistine (Antihistamines)
Oral contraceptives (Femodette/ locstrin)

49
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How can refractive surgery cause reduced lacrimation?

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Sensory corneal nerve plexus damaged during surgery

Damage to corneal epithelium- mucin layer disrupted

50
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What symptoms would u experience with wet and dry eye?

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Wet- excessive tearing, itching, soreness

Dry- FB sensation, gritty eye, photophobia

51
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What signs are seen in wet and dry eye?

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Wet- epiphora

Dry- hypereamia, corneal dessication

52
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What potential test can be performed to assess tear volume?

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Schirmir test
Colour bar test
Phenol red thread test
Tear prism 
Ocular surface ass
53
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What’s the difference between schirmir test 1 and 2?

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1 measures basal reflex tear secretion

2 direct measure of reflex tear lacrimation

54
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How is schirmir test done briefly?

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Fold schirmir strip
Hook over temporal lower lid
Leave 5 minutes
Encourage normal blinking

55
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What is normal results in the schirmir test?

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More 10mm

56
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How is using anesthesia change the results?

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Results will be lower as levels of secretion are lowered

Less than 5mm in 5 minutes= borderline dry eye

57
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What anesthesia is used for the schirmir tests?

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1 drop of 0.5% proxy

58
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What are normal results for schirnir test 2?

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More than >15mm of tear secretion in 2 minutes

59
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Whats another variation to the schirmir test?

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Colour bar test… uses line of soluble strip and dye is carried along strip by tears (mm scale visible)

60
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What dyes are seen when wet or dry on a 70mm phenol red thread test?

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Yelloe when dry

Red when wet

61
Q

What techniques can be used for a NITBUT?

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Keratometer mires
Slit lamp
Heat absorbing filter and grid pattern

62
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What diagnostic agents can be used to assess ocular surface damage?

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Nafl
Rose bengal
Lissamine Green

63
Q

Where is the 1st stain located in KCS?

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Bulbar conj

Progresses to temporal inferior

64
Q

What staining signs would be seen in bacterial conjunctivitis?

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Diffuse punctuate staining

65
Q

What is the gold standard agent for detecting ocular surface damage?

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Rose bengal

66
Q

Whats the difference b/w LG and RB?

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More comfortable!
Fades quickly
Assess 1 eye at a time b/w 1-4 mins after instillation
Stain enhanced with wratten25

67
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What are the 4 requirements for artificial tear substitutes?

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Non irritant
Good ocular lubricating
Long retention time within conj sac
Not interefe with visual performance

68
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Wht are the pH levels of artifical tears?

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7.4 alkaline

69
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What part of the formulation in tear subs increases retention?

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Viscolizing agent (substitute for mucin)

70
Q

What are the names of some tear substitute?

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Systane
Artelac
Hyabak
Clinitas soothe

71
Q

What foods may improve tear dysfunction/dry eye)?

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Omega 3 fatty acids
Flaxseed oil
Fish oil
Oily fish
Increase water intake
72
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What are the different types of occlusion?

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Temporary- collegen plugs
Partial- PVP perforated plug
Permanent- cauterization/argon laser/silicone punctual plug

73
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What is the punctal plug procedure?

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Topical anesthesia around puntum 
Dilate punctum c dilator
Select appropriate diam plug
Insert c forceps 
Push down below mouth of punctum
74
Q

What is small lateral tarsorrhaphy?

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Surgery to reduce palpebral apature

75
Q

In what ways can you reduce the rate of evap?

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Use room humidifier 
Reduce room temp
Computer breaks 
Surgery 
Everset Harris- side shields reduce evap
76
Q

What tests can be done to investigate drainage system?

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Jones dye test 1 and 2

Dilation and irrigation

77
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What briefly is the procedure for dilation and irrigation?

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Anesthesia
1 drop proxy into inf conj and directly inf punctum
OR inf conj sac then wet bud and apply inf punctum for 2 minutes

Dilation: 
pull lower lid taut
Place dilator into punctum 
Rotate dilator 
Advance dilator 2mm in

Not permanent due to tissue elasticity

Irrigation:
Insert cannula vz
Advance 2mm into ampulla
Rotate 90 degrees towards nose
Pull lower lid laterally
Advance cannula 
Hard stop= cannula hits bone ✔ 
Inject saline 
At hard stop= retract 3mm and add 2-3ml saline into nasolacrimal syst
Withdraw cannula
78
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How do we interpret the results from the dilation and irrigation?

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Fluid regurgitates UPPER punctum-
Blockage beyond common canaliculus

Fluid regurgitates LOWER punctum-
Blockage b/w inf punctum and common canaliculus

79
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When is a Jones dye performed?

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Suspect obstruction and a lacrimal drainage suspected

80
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What can JD test differential dx that D+I cannot?

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Location and degree

81
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How is the JD 1 performed?

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Instill nafl 
Wait 5 minutes 
Insert bud into nostril (10mm)
Check Nafl presence on bud (BL)
No nafl?- massage
Px occluded contralateral nostril 
Blows nose into white tissue 
Check nafl presence
82
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When is JD 2 indicated?

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When no dye is present in tissue from JD 1

83
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What is the procedure to JD 2?

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Prep syringe and lacrima cannula
Fill c saline
Inject 2-3ml saline into inf canaliculus 
Px leans forward 
Kidney dish held beneath nostril
Collect fluid
Examine for Nafl presence
84
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How would the results be interpreted in a JD 2 test?

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Fluid c Dye= functional block, duct narrow or lower system block

Fluid s dye= functional block, upper system blockage- near punctum

85
Q

What techniques can be used to increase tear drainage?

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D+I
Nasolacrimal probing
Dacryocystorhinostomy (only of the above 2 fail)

86
Q

What is the procedure for Dacryocystorhinostomy?

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Hole drilled in nasal cavity at medial wall of lacrimal sac

Silicone tube inserted to main drainage

87
Q

What are the signs of canaliculitis?

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Chronic
Unilateral
Red eye
Epiphora
"Pouting punctum"
Mucopurelent discharge
88
Q

What types of infection are there in canaliculitis?

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Actinomyces Israeli
Candida albicans
Aspergillus
Herpetic

89
Q

What are dacryoliths?

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Concretions if lacrimal sac.

Pockets in drainage, needs to be removed through punta direct manipulation

Surgically- canaliculotomy

90
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What is dacrocyctitis and how is it caused?

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Bacterial infection in the nasolacrimal sac

Occurs when nasolacrimal duct blocked

91
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What are the signs/sxs of dacryocyctitis?

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Acute- Painful, Pus in sac

Chronic- conjunctivitis c epiphora, sac filled with mucoid material

92
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What are the possible tx for dacryocyctitis?

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Warm compress
Systemic antibiotics
Dacryocystorhinostomy

93
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What are the tx for naslacrimal tumours?

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Excision and radiation