Fall 2014: Lecture 6: Eyelid Disorders Flashcards
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Eyelid Anatomy
- Purpose of Eyelid Function?
- What muscle causes the Eye to close?
- What muscles cause the eye to open and CNs involved?
A
- Protect Cornea from FBs. Maintain Corneal Tear Film.
- Orbicularis Oculi (CN 7)
- a. Frontalis Muscle (CN 7)
b. Levator Palpebrae (CN 3)
c. Aponeurosis of Levator Palpebrae
d. Mueller Muscle (Sympathetic Innervation)
e. Inferior Tarsal Muscles (Sympathetic)
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Eyelid
- Normal Eye
a. Upper eyelid covers how much of Superior Iris?
b. Palpebral Fissure opening (Vertical and Horizontal)?
c. Marginal Reflex distance?
d. Levator Function is usually what?
A
- a. 1-2 mm
b. Vertical: 10-12 mm; Horizontal: 25-30 mm
c. 4-5 mm
d. at or >12mm
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Clinical Examination
- Associated Symptoms
- Gross Examination includes…?
- Eyelid movement should be monitored for what?
- What drop should be used to dILATE?
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- (Like…Dyspnea, Dysphagia, Dysarthria)
- Contour, Shape, Symmetry, Overt Abnormalities (Edema, Erythema, Lesions)
- Blink Rate, Synkinesis (lid movement accompanying Eye movements), tics, fasciculations, or blepharospasm.
- 2.5% Phenylephrine (slightly raises a PTOTIC LID).
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Clinical Exam (2)
- How is LEVATOR Fatigue Examined?
a. Progressive Drooping is a sign of what? - How do you evaluate Orbicularis Oculi?
A
- Ask Pt to MAINTAIN upgaze for 1 MINUTE!
a. of Ocular MG. - Tell them to squeeze the eyes shut as tight as possible, and the examiner attempts to pry the lids open.
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Ptosis: Neuropathic
- It’s Caused by one of the following (8)
A
- a. Supranuclear Lesion
b. CN 3 Nuclear
c. Fascicle
d. Nerve Lesion
e. Oculosympathetic Pathway Lesion
f. Levator Aponeurosis Disinsertion
g. Dehisence
h. Thinning
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Ptosis: Cortical Ptosis
- Usually Uni/Bi?
- It’s a RARE manifestation of dysfunction of what?
- What else is also Possible?
a. Usually associated with what?
A
- UNILATERAL
- of Cerebral hemisphere Dysfunction (Angular Gyrus Lesion, Temporal Lobe Seizure, CVA, AVM)
- Bilateral Ptosis
a. CVA (can happen several days to 5 months after the inciting event)…Treat underlying Etiology
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Ptosis: Apraxia of Eyelid Opening
- It’s the Transient ability to initiate what?
- Charcot Sign: What is it?
- It also occurs with what?
A
- Voluntary Eyelid Opening
- Absence of Orbicularis Ocular contraction (like lowering of the brow beneath the orbital rim)
* *Frontalis Contraction and Facial Grimacing during attempts to open the eyelids is noted. - Essential Blepharospasm and s/p bilateral frontal lobe CVA.
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Ptosis: CN 3 Palsy
- How does it present?
a. If Pupil is involved?
i. What neuroimaging should be done?
ii. If Neuroimaging is positive?
2. Special attention to what exams?
A
- Unilateral Ptosis w/DOWN and OUT EYEBALL POSITION w/or w/o Pupillary Involvement.
a. Usually a Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm until PROVEN OTHERWISE.
i. Digital Subtraction Angiography to evaluate for a small aneurysm if pupil is involved and the CTA or MRA is Inconclusive.
ii. Neurosurgical consult STAT! - CN Exam and BP!!
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Ptosis: Horner Syndrome
- Triad?
- What will cause a reverse Ptosis?
- What Iris changes will occur?
- Acute Painful Horner’s Syndrome: ASSUME WHAT?!
a. In children, what has to be ruled out? - What should be used to test for Horners?
a. If test is negative…?
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- Ipsilateral Ptosis, Miosis, Anhidrosis
- Hypofunction of Mueller’s Muscle will result in a reverse Ptosis w/MRD2 Assessment
- Heterochromia (Congenital and Long-Standing Cases)
- ICA Dissection until proven otherwise. Evaluate STAT w/MRI and MRA of head and neck w/ and w/o Contrast.
a. Neuroblastoma - 0.5% or 1% Aproclonidine (Test is + if pupil DILATES!)
a. Cocaine testing should be performed on a SEPARATE DAY (GOLD STANDARD!)
10
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Ptosis: Levator Dehisence:
- MOST COMMON cause of ACQUIRED PTOSIS in ADULTS seen in the ELDERLY, CL wearers, and post-surgical
a. What is seen w/the eyelid skin? - Test ordered?
a. Visually Significant = ?
A
- Uni or bi Ptosis. ABSENT SUPERIOR LID CREASE
a. Thinning of skin above tarsal plate. Ptosis can look worse in downgaze (interferes with reading) - VF test w/lids taped and untaped.
a. At or below 20 degrees of central fixation —> Blepharoplasty.
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Myopathic Ptosis
- Define
A
- Due to LPS Muscle damage (Congenital/developmental or mitochondrial causes)
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Myopathic Ptosis: Congenital Ptosis
- Most common form of Ptosis in what?
- Cause?
- Mostly Uni/Bi?
- Signs?
- Systemic?
A
- KIDS!
- Decreased striated muscle fibers, hyaline degeneration, fatty replacement and increase in endomysial collagen and loss of cross-striations.
- UNILATERAL!
- Chin up head posture, Frontalis muscle contraction.
- Heart, Brain, skeletal, auditory, or urogenital abnormalities.
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Myopathic Ptosis: CPEO
- what is it?
- Ptosis: Symmetric or not?
- Signs?
- DDx?
- Bx?
- Tx?
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- Mitochondrial myopathy w/Bilateral Ptosis that usually precedes ophthalmoplegia by months to years.
- Symmetric, SLOW PROGRESSION (chin up posture, excessive brow wrinkling, and general tolerance to ptosis and diplopia)
- Eyelid opening and closure is WEAK!
- MG, Myotonic Dystrophy
- Ragged red fibers.
- Nothing works.
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Ptosis: Neuromuscular: MG
- Pupil involvement?
- Ptosis?
- Diplopia?
- Symptoms
- Onset
- 15% of cases have what?
- Treatment
A
- No
- varies. (Uni/Bi)
- varies.
- arm/leg weakness, diplopia, ptosis, diffiiculty chewing, dysarthria, dysphagia, dyspnea.
- Any. (Female: 60)
- Thymoma
- Mestinon (Pyridostigmine) and or Immunosuppressants
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Ptosis: Mechanical
- Causes?
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- Neoplastic, inflammatory infiltration, mass effect, edema (trauma), Cicatricial (Trachoma, erythema multiforme, Pemphigoid).