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LV - Low Vision Conditions - Week 9 Flashcards

1
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Can pigment change without drusen be considered AMD? Is there a significant risk of progression to late AMD?

A

No

-no significant risk of progression

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Define the following classifications of AMD
Normal ageing changes
Early AMD
Intermediate AMD
Late AMD
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Normal ageing changes - only druplets and no AMD pigmentary changes
Early AMD - medium drusen and no AMD pigmentary abnormalities
Intermediate AMD - large drusen and/or any AMD pigmentary abnormalities
Late AMD - neovascular AMD and/or geographic atrophy
-within 2DD of the fovea in either eye

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What kind of advice can be given to all AMD patients (2)?

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Stop smoking if they do so

Self-monitor with amsler

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What is the treatment for atrophic AMD?

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None available

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What is the treatment for neovascular AMD (3)? Note the costs and whether or not they are TGA approved for AMD.

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Anti-angiogenesis therapies
-lucentis (ranibizzumab) - more expensive
-avastin (not TGA approved for AMD) - less expensive
Eyelea (aflibercept) - same cost as lucentis but better half-life

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Describe the effectiveness of lucentis for AMD treatment. Compare it to avastin and eyelea.

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After 24 months of monthly lucentis injections, visual acuity stabilises or improves in 90% of patients
-reduces retinal thickness
-promotes resoprtion of fluid
Studies have found similar effectiveness with avastin
Eyelea injected every 2 months was found to be similar to avastin and lucentis as well

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What do studies suggest of the effectiveness of vitamin and mineral supplements? For which severities of AMD are of particular note?

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AREDS supplements were found to reduce the risk of moderate visual loss among some patients with AMD

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8
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List the components of AREDS supplements (5). Compare it to AREDSII.

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Beta-carotene
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Zinc oxide
Cupric oxide
AREDSII removed beta-carotene, zince lowered
Role of lutein, zeaxanthin, and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

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9
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List some foods rich in lutein and xeaxanthin antioxidants.

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Spinach
Silver beet
Corn
Capsicum
Peas
pumpkin
Brussels sprouts
Broccoli
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10
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List some fish rich in omega-3.

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Salmon
Mackerel
Anchovies
Trout

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List some foods rich in vitamin E.

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Nuts

Whole grains

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List some foods rich in zinc.

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Oysters
Seafood
Nuts
Legumes

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13
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List some foods rich in selenium.

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Nuts, especially brazil nuts

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What is the incidence of fellow eye involvement during the first two years of AMD? What about five years after that?

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28-36%

6-12% for the five years after

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15
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Is useful peripheral vision maintained indefinitely with AMD?

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Yes, never will go black blind

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What level of visual acuity loss can be expected with exudative and non-exudative AMD and what effect does antiVEGF treatment have?

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Non-exudative - to about 6/120
Exudative - can be worse than 6/120
AntiVEGF can hold vision at the level it was when treatment started

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17
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What kind VF defects do you expect to see in those with AMD (2)?

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Central or paracentral scotoma with normal periphery

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What would symptom would you expect of AMD patients related to near work?

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Difficulty reading

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What would symptom would you expect of AMD patients related to distance work (3)?

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Loss of detail in distance
Difficulty recognising faces
Television difficulties

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20
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What is colour vision like with AMD?

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Decreased

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21
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Do AMD patients tend to struggle with mobility?

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Generally no, mobility is fair even in advanced cases

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What visual hallucination is common with AMD and what is generally required for this to occur? Note percentage of cases among AMD patients.

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Charles bonnet syndrome

  • requires low bilateral visual acuity
  • 10 to 25% of patients with macular degeneration report it
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23
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How do individuals with AMD tend to view things and why?

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Eccentrically view because of the central scotoma
-some people automatically develop this technique, others do not, while some dont adopt the best eccentric viewing position

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24
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List distance low vision management options for AMD patients. List 3 for glare.

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Distance
-magnification
-telescopes
-decreased viewing distance (closer, larger screen)
Glare
-UV shields
-tinted lenses
-hat with brim
25
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What is the management for charles bonnet syndrome?

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Advice and reassurance

26
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Can eccentric viewing be trained? Explain.

A

Yes, but benefits are controversial

Good for enhancing awareness of scotoma

27
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What often precedes progression to late AMD and what form?

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Spontaneous drusen regression

-geographic atrophy

28
Q

Briefly describe retinitis pigmentosa.

A

Rod-cone dystrophies that represent an inherited group of disorders characterised by progressive visual field loss and night blindness

29
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What mode of inheritence do majority of retinitis pigmentosa forms have?

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Autosomal recessive

30
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What occurs in retinitis pigmentosa?

A

Progressive atrophy of rods and cones

31
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Which modes of inheritence of retinitis pigmentosa have the worst prognosis (2)?

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X-linked and autosomal recessive

32
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What causes the bony spicule appearance in retinitis pigmentosa?

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Migration of pigment into neural retina

33
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How do arterioles appear in retinitis pigmentosa? What about the ONH?

A

Attenuated

ONH has waxy pallor

34
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What can be expected of dark adaptation on first presentation in patients with retinitis pigmentosa?

A

They present with defective dark adaptation

35
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What are the first posterior signs of retinitis pigmentosa you expect to see (3)?

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Arteriolar narrowing
Fine dust-like intra-retinal pigmentation
Loss of pigment from RPE

36
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What are mid-stage posterior signs of retinitis pigmentosa you expect to see (1) and where first?

A

More pigmentary changes

with a perivascular bone-spicule configuration seen initially in the midperiphery

37
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What eventually occurs with retinitis pigmentosa?

A

Pigment spreads both posteriorly and anteriorly

38
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Describe what happens to visual fields as retinitis pigmentosa progresses.

A

Contraction of the visual field ultimately leaving a tiny island of central vision

39
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When does the optic nerve begin to take on a waxt pallor with retinitis pigmentosa? Is VA typically good? Explain.

A

When visual fields are significantly affected, is around the time the optic nerve head looks waxy
VA is generally good until this later stage

40
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What typically occurs after visual fields are significantly contracted with retinitis pigmentosa? Why does this occur and what can be said of the arterioles and ONH appearance?

A

Unmasking of larger choroidal blood vessels give the fundus a tessellated appearance
Severe aerteriolar attenuation
Marked optic disc pallor

41
Q

List 6 associated ocular findings that may be present alongside retinitis pigmentosa.

A 
Maculopathy
-atrophic or cystoid macular oedema
Cataract
-posterior subcapsular
Myopia
Optic disc drusen
Open agle glaucoma
Keratoconus
42
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What do you expect to see on electroretinogram of retinitis pigmentosa? What about early stages?

A

Abnormal, even early stages

43
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What is dark adaptation like in retinitis pigmentosa? What happens to the threshold and what can be said of the rod-cone break?

A

Delayed
Elevation of dark adaptation threshold
Absence of rod-cone break

44
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Describe the range of vision that individuals with retinitis pigmentosa may have.

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6/6 to NLP

45
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Describe what vision is usually like with retinitis pigmentosa (prognosis).

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Typically good until late stages

-unless associated conditions like cataract or maculopathy

46
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What kind of decline do you expect to see on visual fields of retinitis pigmentosa? Where does decline begin and which region is more often abnormal?

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Exponential
-approx 5% per year
Begins in the mid-periphery
Often superior visual field abnormal

47
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Is visual field loss symmetrical between the eyes in retinitis pigmentosa?

A

Yes

48
Q

List two common syndromes associated with retinitis pigmentosa. Note what each is characterised by.

A

Ushers syndrome
-characterised by congenital profound deafness
Laurence-moon-biedl syndrome
-characterised by RP, intellectual impairment, polydactyly, obesity, hypogenitalism

49
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What is the treatment for retinitis pigmentosa?

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None at present

-future treatments are likely to come from genetic therapy or retinal transplants

50
Q

Describe the prognosis for retinitis pigmentosa for each of the following modes of inheritence
X-linked
Autosomal recessive
Autosomal dominant

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X-linked - blindness may occur by fifth decade
Autosomal recessive - blindness may occur by sixth or seventh decade
Autosomal dominant - blindness may occur by eighth decade

51
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Do patients with retinitis pigmentosa often have difficulty with mobility symptoms?

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Yes, particularly at night

52
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Do patients with retinitis pigmentosa often struggle with glare?

A

Yes

53
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Does retinitis pigmentosa affect colour vision?

A

Yes, in the late stages it decreases

54
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What effect does having peripheral constrictions have on the benefits of magnification as a low vision aid for patients with retinitis pigmentosa?

A

Limits the benefit, better to use hand magnifier away from the eye where the field area is larger

55
Q

What can be done to aid mobility in individuals with retinitis pigmentosa (5)?

A 
Reverse telescopes or concave lenses for scanning
Scanning strategies
Guide dogs
Canes
Wide angle torches for low light levels
56
Q

Does cataract affect colour vision?

A

Yes, faded

57
Q

Give some examples of low vision aids for individuals with cataracts (3).

A

Magnification
Telescopes and magnifiers
Focal illumination for near tasks

58
Q

List four conditions in children that may contribute to them having low vision. What is one thing to keep in mind with children and low vision?

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Albinism
Retinopathy of prematurity
Stargardts
Congenital nystagmus
Children have accommodation - allows even children with 6/120 vision to manage with little magnification assistance

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