Neuro-opthalmology Flashcards
How long do you have to stop driving for if have a TIA?
1 month
Causes of headache (in neuro-ophthalmology)
Migraine
Acute glaucoma
Herpes Zoster virus
GCA
Features of acute glaucoma
Fixed dilated pupil
Red eye
Vomiting
Presentation of GCA
Headache
Jaw claudication / Jaw pain when eating
Scalp tenderness
What type of pain is claudication?
Ischaemic
What is noticed with HZV in terms of its presentation on the face/head?
Headache before the rash
Types of reduced vision
Transient
Vascular
Definition of amaurosis
Total vision loss that lasts a few seconds, with no visible changes in the eye
What does GCA stand for?
Giant cell arteritis
Common cause of transient reduced vision
TIA
Who commonly gets amaurosis?
Elderly
Common cause of vascular reduced vision
Migraine
How long does reduced vision due to migraine usually last?
20 minutes
Causes of reduced vision due to the anterior segment
Cornea; scar
Lens; cataracts
Causes of reduced vision due to the posterior nerve
Optic nerve
How is visual acuity scored?
X/Y
X = distance reading chart from
Y = distance a normal person can read from
What is a normal visual acuity?
6/6
If cannot read the Snellen chart, what is done?
- Move closer
- Finger counting
- Movements
- Light
Where is the damage when the patient presents with a homonymous hemianopia?
Damage after the optic chiasm
Where is the damage when the patient presents with an afferent pupillary defect?
Damage before optic chiasm
Where is there damage if there is only a defect in one eye?
Damage before the chiasm
Where is the damage if the patient presents with bitemporal hemianopia?
Damage at the optic chiasm
What causes a homonoymous hemianopia?
Cerebrovascular event
What type of eye is a hypermetropic eye?
Short eye
Long sighted
What type of eye is a myotropic eye?
Long eye
Short sighted
Causes of a swollen optic nerve head
Systemic HTN Papilloedema Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) Optic nerve head drusen Hypermetropia
If a swollen optic nerve head is caused by systemic HTN, what is usually present?
Swollen optic nerve head in BOTH eyes
Presentation of papilloedema
Bilateral swollen optic nerve heads
Headache
Increased IOP
Normal vision