lecture 4 abnormal visual development amblyopia Flashcards
Which 2 criteria do you base an amblyopia diagnosis on?
exclusion and inclusion
(T or F) amblyopia is a monocular condition only
false, it can be monocular or binocular
Which statement about amblyopia is correct:
A) Amblyopia is pathological condition that causes visual acuity loss
B) Amblyopia is condition where one or both eyes are worse than 20/20 corrected in the absence of disease
C) Amblyopia is a developmental anomaly of spatial vision in which a person can have 20/20 vision despite having an ocular disease
D) Ambyopia happens when ocular dominance columns fail to properly form
B) Amblyopia is condition where one or both eyes are worse than 20/20 corrected in the absence of pathology/disease
(T or F) ambloyopia is preventable
true
Your patient has 20/50 V.A. in OD and 20/80 in OS best corrected. You decide not to dilate your patient since there is no apparent signs of disease based on your slit lamp findings. You diagnose your patient with amblyopia. why is this wrong?
amblyopia diagnosis has 2 parts. first, the pt must have worse than 20/20 best corrected without any signs of disease therefore you MUST dilate this pt to rule this out. second, amblyopia is always associated with strabismus, anisometropia, or image deprivation or a combination of all 3.
Which of the following would you not expect to find in an amblyopic patient?
A) reduced contrast sensitivity and visual resolution
B) increased sensitivity to contour interaction effect (crowding)
C) steady and accurate monocular fixation
D) abnormal spatial distortions
C) steady and accurate monocular fixation (they would have unsteady and inaccurate fixation)
What are the 4 types of amblyopia?
refractive, strabismic, form deprivation, idiopathic
(T or F) refractive amblyopia can be either anisometropic or isometropic
true
What is the cause of idiopathic amblyopia?
idiopathic means that the cause is unknown
Which are the 2 most common forms of amblyopia?
A)strabismic and form deprivation,
B) idiopathic and isometropic
C) form deprivation and idiopathic
D) strabismic and anisometropic
D) strabismic and anisometropic (together they account for more than 90% of all amblyopia cases) *these two are also the less severe of all, these types do not cause structural changes in cortex and LGN, there is less profound loss in contrast sensitivity and better VA (strabismic:20/60-20/80, anisometropic:>20/60)
which form of amblyopia is the most severe?
A) form deprivation
B) idiopathic
C) strabismic
D) refractive
A) form deprivation (it causes morpholohical neuronal changes in the cortex and LGN due to inter-ocular inhibition)
- VA ~20/400
- worst constrast sensitivity
monocular congenital cataracts can cause which type of amblyopia if not treated quickly?
monocular form deprivation (if removed at 4-6 months of age, va will be 20/400) * must be removed before 2 months
(T or F) Meridional amblyopia develops relatively late due to the presence of astigmatism over a period of years.
true
Which one of the following cover test result in a 5 year old patient will suggest a risk for developing strabismic amblyopia?
A. Constant alternation (OD 50%, OS 50%) exotropia at distant and near
B. Constant left esotropia at distance and near
C. Intermittent (30% of the time) right esotropia at distance and near
D. Constant left esotropia at distant, constant right esotropia at near
B. Constant left esotropia at distance and near
Which one of the following scenarios is not a possible prognosis for a 6 year old patient with refractive error of +5.50D OU that had never been corrected before?
A. Monocular form deprivation amblyopia
B. Bilateral Isometropic refractive amblyopia
C. Normal vision
D. Accommodative esotropia with amblyopia in the turned eye
A. Monocular form deprivation amblyopia