EYE in systemic disease Flashcards
cardinal features of neuro-opthalmic disease is 2
eye movement defects - dbl vision
visual defects - acuity/field loss
most common cause of eye disease
vascular disease
demyelination of optic nerves is associated with what
MS
after history, what investigations
blood tests
imaging - MRI - gold standard
if thinking MS, what investigation
lumbar puncture
ocular motility defects will be due to what 5 nerve
CN III/IV/VI
Inter-nuclear
supra-nuclear - initiation of movement of eyes is broken
6th nerve palsy - which muscle affected, what will they be unable to do ?
if nerve is fine, what else could it be?
lateral rectus
abduction
impingement
muscle detachment
4 causes of CN VI palsy
microvascular
raised ICP
tumour
congenital
if pressure in skull, brainstem can push doown on CNVI at the __ __ causing impingmene t
petrous tip
movent of SO
inwards and downwards
- keeps eye in horizontal plane (will see an upshoot in eye when abducting)
to compensate for a CN IV palsy, the patient mayy
tilt head
most common cause of IVth nerve palsy
congenital decompensated
muscles innervated by CN III 6
MR IR SR IO sphincter pupillae LPS
muscle defect that causes ptosis
LPS
IIIrd nerve palsy ocular position
dilated or constricted pupil?
down and out
dilated
a PAINFUL 3rd nerve palsy indicates
aneurysm
MRI angiogram!!!
a pupil sparing 3rd nerve palsy indicates
microvascular
inter-nuclear opthalmoplegia causes 2
MS
vascular
___ are the hallmark (MRI) for MS
plaques
shows demyelination
outline optic ppathway
optic nerve - chiasm - optic tracts - optic radiations - cortex
lesion in occipital cortex will cause __ sparing
macula
most common cause of opticnerve problems
ischaemic optic neuropathy - stroke
optic neuritis is commonly seen in
MS
v good prognosis - 4wk
tumours are rare, 3 examples which affect the nerve alone
meningioma
glioma
haemangioma