Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease Flashcards
Inflammatory Eye Disease Sx
Red eye
Dull ache
Photosensitivity
Intact corneal epithelium (no fluorescein staining)
Inflammatory Eye Disease Management
Ophtho referral for steroid management
Usually idiopathic - warrants rheumatological workshop
Management of complications (cataracts –> surgery, glaucoma –> drops and surgery, vitritis and epiretinal membranes –> surgery)
Infant Anterior Uveitis
TORCH infections, retinoblastoma
Child Anterior Uveitis
JIA, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis
Young adult Anterior Uveitis
HLA-B27, Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis, pars plainitis, idiopathic endogenous infection
Elderly Anterior Uveitis
Lymphoma, serpiginous choroidopathy, vitiliginous choroiditis, ARN, post-op infection
Female Anterior Uveitis
JIA, SLE
Male Anterior Uveitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis, reactive arthritis
Caucausian Anterior Uveitis
HLA-B27, MS, white dot syndrome
African American Anterior Uveitis
Behcet disease
Asian, Native American Anterior Uveitis
VKH syndrome
Inflammatory Anterior Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis Wegener's Granulomatosis p-ANCA vasculitides Systemic Lupus Erythematosis Sarcoidosis HLB-B27 Disease--> More common in WI (psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, reactive arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis)
Inferior Corneal Melting/Rheumatoid Arthritis Management
Amniotic membrane replacement
Lateral tarsorraphy v. shield @ all times
Doxycycline-collagenase inhibitor
Vitamin C 1000 mg/day
Suppress systemic immune-mediated inflammation (epithelium intact?–>prednisone drops 6x/day; might start w/ 60-80mg prednisone; Immunomodulator)
Inflammatory Posterior Disease
Rheumatoid arthritis Granulomatosis w/ polyangitis (Wegener's) p-ANCA vasculitis (churg-strauss) Multiple Sclerosis Sarcoidosis Pars planitis
Lupus Vasculitis
Inflammatory Posterior Disease
Causes: Conjunctivitis, Cotton wool ischemic spots, Cerebral involvement
Develops over a couple of weeks
Temporal Arteritis
aka Giant Cell arteritis
Elevated ESR/CRP/platelets
Tx: High dose steroids, sometimes IV, temporal artery biopsy
Rare in people < 70yo.
Optic Neuritis/MS
Intermediate uveitis Typically Female 20s-40s Pain w/ eye movement APD Decreased color vision Pulfrich effect
Pulfrich effect
W/ swinging pendulum, pt perceives lateral movement as depth movement around horizontal equator. Due to affected eye perceiving motion slower than unaffected eye, causing depth perception phenomenon
Acute Thyroid Eye Disease
Signs: Eyelid swelling, conjunctival chemosis
Sx: Pain, Double vision, vision loss, constricted visual fields, loss of color vision (fairly emergent)
Chronic Thyroid Eye Disease
Signs: Upper/lower lid retraction, Proptosis, Poor extra-ocular movements
Sx: Exposure and dryness, double vision
Thyroid Eye Disease
Orbit: Reduced Volume, orbital fat expansion
Muscles: Hypertrophy of EOC muscles
Lids: Retractor muscle hypertrophy similar to rectus muscles, Lids pulled back
Thyroid Eye Disease Diagnosis/tests
TSH/Free T4 levels
Maintain euthyroid state
Optic nerve assessment (pupils, color vision, visual fields)
Muscle assessment (EOM movements, Diplopia?)
Eyelids (measurement of retraction)
Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment
Lubricate cornea
Immunosuppression (Steroids, Rituxin, Radiation)
Surgery (Orbit, Muscles, Lids)