Glaucoma Flashcards
What injury is common to ALL glaucomas?
Death of retinal ganglion cells and their axons
The low and normotensive glaucomas in people are theorized to be due to what?
- IOP spikes
2. secondary circulatory or excitotoxic effects on retina or optic nerve
What is the general trend of incidence of canine glaucoma?
Increasing
What are the 10 most common breeds with glaucoma?
ACS (5.52%) [American Cocker] Basset Hound (5.44%) Chow Chow (4.70%) Shar Pei (4.40%) Boston Terrier (2.88%) Wire Fox Terrier (2.28%) Norwegian Elkhound (1.98%) Siberian Husky (1.88%) Cairn Terrier (1.82%) Miniature Poodle (1.68%)
Some dog breeds have a sex predilection for glaucoma. What sex is more commonly affected?
Females
What was the most common cause of secondary glaucoma?
Lens induced uveitis
What percentage of secondary glaucomas are due to LIU?
81%
Other than LIU, what are the next most common causes of secondary glaucoma?
lens luxation (12.0%) postcataract surgery (5.1%) uveitis of unknown cause (7.1%) hyphema of unknown cause (7.3%) intraocular neoplasms (3.5%)
What is the combined (primary and secondary) prevalence of glaucoma in the dog worldwide?
1.7%
3 possible causes of glaucoma?
- primary
- secondary
- congenital
What are the categories of filtration angle appearance? (2 big categories with 3 subcategories each)
- Open angle
- Closed angle
- Narrow angle
AND - Open ciliary cleft
- Closed ciliary cleft
- Collapsed ciliary cleft
What is the width of the iridocorneal angle measured?
opening of the most anterior portion of the ciliary cleft
In the dog, where is the majority of the angle located?
In the ciliary cleft
What are the 2 categories of primary glaucoma?
Open/normal angle/cleft (acute or chronic)
Narrow/closed angle/cleft (acute or chronic)
What are the 2 causes of congenital glaucoma?
- Pectinate ligament dysplasia
2. Goniodysgenesis
What age group do you usually first see congenital glaucoma?
< 6 months
What is the prevalence of congenital glaucoma?
RARE
What age group do you usually see breed-specific glaucoma develop?
6-10 years
What IOP is usually needed for endothelial dysfunction?
> 40 mmHg
What tends to give lower values at normal values: TonoVet or TonoPen?
TonoVet (yes, really)
What is thought to be more accurate tonometer at high IOPs?
TonoVet
When is IOP highest in dog? Lowest?
Highest in early AM, lowest in late evening
What is the IOP variation from early morning to late evening in: normal dogs? Those with POAG?
Normal: 2-4 mmHg
POAG: 6-10 mmHg+
Describe how blindness occurs secondary to elevated IOP.
Initial event prevents normal AH outflow –> physical changes involving AH outflow obstruction –> elevated IOP too high for normal AXOPLASMIC FLOW and BLOOD FLOW –> RGC dysfunction with ON degeneration and atrophy –> visual field loss/blondness
What type of disease are the canine glaucomas classified as?
a NEURODEGENERATIVE disease
What genetic mutation is seen in Beagles with POAG?
ADAMTS10
What is the ADAMTS10 mutation thought to do?
Alter fribrillin
What is thought to cause optic neuropathy (proposed mechanism)?
Collagen defect = altered pressure resistance
How does lens subluxation seem to contribute to glaucoma?
Loss of zonular tension = iridocorneal angle closure and ciliary cleft collapse
Buphthalmos: what species does it not occur in (and when)?
ADULT human
Haab’s stria (break in Descemet’s) only occurs if what happens to the cornea?
It gets stretched (either chronic glaucoma or acute spike)
How might you end up with pigmentary keratitis secondary to glaucoma?
Buphthalmos –> lagophthalmos with decr blink reflex and incr tear evaporation –> exposure keratitis –> pigmentary keratitis
What secondary abnormality can be seen with the sclera secondary to glaucoma?
Staphylomas
Where are scleral staphylomas most likely to occur in a buphthalmic globe?
where nerves and vessels penetrate (equator)
What cell is present in the trabecular meshwork to clean it up?
Macrophage
How much do pectinate ligaments contribute to resistance of AH outflow?
Almost none unless dysplastic