Eye and Extraocular Muscles Flashcards
Testing cranial nerves IIIO, Iv, and VI can be done by asking patient to trace an H in front of each eye
Three Tunics of Eyeball
Three layers of the eye
Outer layer (Fibrous Tunic) Middle layer (Vascular tunic) Internal layer (Retina)
Three layers of the eye
Outer layer (Fibrous Tunic) Middle layer (Vascular tunic) Internal layer (Retina)
Trochlear Nerve Injury (CN IV)
Affected eye will drift upward compated to normal eye when asked to look straight ahead
Fn of occulomotor nerve and abducens nerve intact.
Some loss of depression of eye
Normal abduction and adduction of eye
Abducens nerve injury (CN VI)
Affected eye drifts medially compared to normal eye when asked to look straight ahead
Abductens nerve innervates lateral rectus, the strong ABductor of the eye
Medial rectus, strong ADDuctor of eye, intact
Outer Layer
AKA Fibrous Tunic Sclera: Dense irregular connective tissue. Supports and maintains shape of the eye. Protects internal structures, attachment site for extraocular muscles. Cornea: Two layers of epithelium and connective tissue in between. Protects anterior surface of the eye, refracts incoming light
Middle Layer
AKA Vascular Tunic Choroid: highly vascularized connective tissue. Supplies nourishment to retina, pigment absorbs extraneous light Ciliary body: smooth muscle covered with a secretory epithelium. Holds suspensory ligaments that attach to the lens and change lens shape for far and near vision, epithelium secretes aqueous humor Iris: Two layers of smooth muscle (sphincter pupillae, dilator pupillae) and connective tissue with a central pupil. Controls pupil diameter and thus the amount of light entering the eye.
Outer Layer
AKA Fibrous Tunic Sclera: Dense irregular connective tissue. Supports and maintains shape of the eye. Protects internal structures, attachment site for extraocular muscles. Cornea: Two layers of epithelium and connective tissue in between. Protects anterior surface of the eye, refracts incoming light
Middle Layer
AKA Vascular Tunic Choroid: highly vascularized connective tissue. Supplies nourishment to retina, pigment absorbs extraneous light Ciliary body: smooth muscle covered with a secretory epithelium. Holds suspensory ligaments that attach to the lens and change lens shape for far and near vision, epithelium secretes aqueous humor Iris: Two layers of smooth muscle (sphincter pupillae, dilator pupillae) and connective tissue with a central pupil. Controls pupil diameter and thus the amount of light entering the eye.
Oculomotor nerve injury (CN III))
Affected eye drifts down and out when trying to look forward
Will also have ptosis and pupil dilation (mydriasis)
Superior oblique (trochlear n) which depresses and abducts eye and lateral rectus (abducens nerve) which abducts eye in tact
Nerve injury
Muscles with opposing actions and different nerves will take over and move the eye to a specific location
Internal Layer
AKA Retina Pigmented layer: pigmented epithelial cells. Absorbs extraneous light, provides vitamin A for photoreceptors, recycles photoreceptor products Neural layer: neurons and glial cells. Detects incoming light, converts light rays to nerve signals and transmits signals to brain
Chambers of the eye
Anterior Chamber
Posterior Chamber
Vitreous Cavity
Anterior Chamber
Between Cornea and Iris, filled with aquesous humor- a liquid that resembles blood plasma with less protein and glucose and more lactate and ascorbate
Posterior Chamber
Between iris and lens. Posterior chamber is also filled with aquesous humor. Aqueous humor is produced by secretory epithelium lining the ciliary body, fills the posterior chamber and flows into the anterior chamber through the pupil
Vitreous Cavity
Surrounded by the retina and is posterior to the lens. Contains a large transparent gelitanous mass called the vitreous body composed of hyalauranic acid.
Horizontal axis of the eye
produces elevation and depression
Vertical axis of the eye
through middle of the eyeball produces abduction (away from nose) and adduction (towards nose)
Axes of the eye
Lateral Rectus
Anatomical fn:
To test:
Innervation:
Anatomical fn: ABduction
To test: Look lateral
Innervation: CN VI
Medial Rectus
Anatomical fn:
To test:
Innervation:
Anatomical fn: ADDuction
To test: look medial
Innervation: CN III
What muscle you test looking where
Superior Rectus
Anatomical fn:
To test:
Innervation:
Anatomical fn: elevation and ADDuction
To test: Look lateral and up
Innervation: CN III
Inferior rectus
Anatomical fn:
To test:
Innervation:
Anatomical fn: Depression and ADDuction
To test: look lateral and down
Innervation: CN III
Inferior Oblique
Anatomical fn:
To test:
Innervation:
Anatomical fn: Elevation and ABduction
To test: look medial and up
Innervation: CN III
Superior Oblique
Anatomical fn:
To test:
Innervation:
Anatomical fn: Depression and Abduction
To test: look medial and down
Innervation: CN IV
Lateral Rectus
Abduction (away from nose)
Abducens (CNVI)
Medial Rectus
ADDuction (towards the nose)
Occulomotor (CNIII)
Superior Rectus
Elevation and ADDuction
Occulomotor (CN III)
Inferior Rectus
Depression and ADDuction
Occulomotor (CNIII)
Superior Oblique
Depression and ABduction
Trochlear (CN IV)
Inferior Oblique
Elevation and Abduction
Occulomotor (CNIII)
Eye view
Anterior view eye
Extra occular muscles
Innervated by CN III, IV, and VI
Lateral rectus
Medial rectus
Superior rectus
Inferior rectus
Superior oblique
Inferior oblique
Retinal detachment is a separation between
the pigmented epithelium and the neurosensory portion of retina
Retinal detachment
If the detatched portion of the retina is not repositioned
it will lose metabolic support from the RPE and choroid and die
Signs and symptoms of retinal detachment include:
- The sudden appearance of many floaters
- Flashes of light in one or both eyes
- Blurred vision
- Gradually reduced side (peripheral) vision
- A curtain like shadow over the visual field
Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
characterized by presence of hard exudates, micro hemorrhages, and edema of the macula
Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy
can progress to proliferative form that is characterized by growth of abnormal new blood vessels, hemorrhages, retinal detachment, and blindness