ophtha-lens and vitreous Flashcards
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Part of lens
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Central hard nucleus
Peripheral soft cortex enclosed by a capsule
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Crystalline biconvex structure
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Lens
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Lens is held in position by
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Zonular fibers (from ciliary body that fused with capsule at region of equator)
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Where does the lens nuclei located?
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Equator
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Lens has sparse or numerous cells?
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Sparsely cellular
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Embryological origin of lens
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from ectoderm from lens plate of 2 wk old embryo which becomes lens vesicle
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Cells of anterior wall of lens vesicle will become
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Sub capsular epithelium
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Cells of posterior wall of lens vesicle will become
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Primary lens fiber (which begins to fill in the cavity of vesicle to constitute the central region “central dark interval”)
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Cells of equator of lens vesicle will become
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Secondary fibers (which grows to surround embryonic lens)
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Optical system of eye
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Lens and cornea
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When ciliary ms relaxes, zonules become tense, lens thinner = focused beyond retina = HYPEROPIA
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When ciliary ms contract, zonules loosen, lens thicker = focused beyond retina = MYOPIA
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Lens has passive/active metabolism
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Active metabolism as shown by its high protein
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Lens has no blood vessels, nutrition is from..
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Aqueous thru selective osmosis
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Sole source of energy of lens
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Carbohydrates
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What are the conenzymes found in glycolysis during anaerobic condi
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ATP
DPN diphosphoridine nucleotide
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Color of lens
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Pale yellow
Darkens with old age
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At old age.. What metachromatic color has difficulty reaching the retina?
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Blue and violet metachromatic
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In old age with change in color perception, the Blue color becomes ___
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Green
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Change in color perception is due to
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Accum of metabolizes of aa, tryptophan
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Factors that contributes to transparency of lens
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Regular parallel arrangement of fibers with the nuclei at periphery
Curvature of surfaces
Refractive capsule
Location of geometric center at middle
(And in addition, smooth, gradual blending of refractive indices-capsule,cortex and nucleus)
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Any disturbance such as . . . Will cause lens opacities or cataract
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Change in curvature
Insinuation of water between individual fibers
Deposition of substance in capsule
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Metab changes in lens is due to
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Increase in Na and Ca content or
Decrease in K, glutathione ans as orbit acid content
(Which may lead to cataract)
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Cataract is caused by
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Metab changes
Permeability disturbance
Changes in aqueous, vitreous and ciliary body
(Other: heredity, racia predisposition, malnutrition, light, heat, radiation and endocrine disturbance)
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How does cataract formed in diabetics
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Hyperglycemia increases reduced sugar (sorbitol) in aqueous and by osmosis, it withdraw some water from lens.
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How does cataract formed in changes in ciliary body
Catalytic changes in ciliary body which is responsible for increased formation of aqueous with the aid of carbonic anhydrase
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Congenital absence of lens charac by small eyes (microphthalmic)
Aphakia
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Diagnosis of aphakia
Presence of deep anterior chamber
Tremor of iris (iridodenisis)
Absence of purkinje image
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Corneal and scleral scar, coloboma of iris and eccentric or irreg pupil may be present
Aphakia
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Ophthalmic exam of fudge requires the need of high plus lens, approx..
+10 D
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How is accommodation in aphakia
Completely lost
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Lens used to focus rays of light in retina
Aphakia bifocal lens
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T/f. In Monocular aphakia, wearing spectacles will not restore the binocular vision
True. Because of disparity of image size (anisokonia) between 2 eyes
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Disparity of image size between 2 eyes
Anisokonia
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Small lens with tendency to be spherical (spherophakia)
Microphakia
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Microphakia is asso with
Ectopia lentis
| Congenital weakness of zonules
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In microphakia, when the pupil is dilated, the edge of Lens is seen all around the circumference of pupil = highly myopic
Microphakia is hereditary, recessive
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Indentation or defect of lens equator asso with absence of zonule fibers
Lens coloboma
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Spherical protrusion of ant or post portion of lens producing visual impairment
Lentiglobus
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Lentiglobus vision is improved by
Refraction or lens extraction
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Occurs as asymmetrical defect of zonule so lens is displaced away from the defective zonule fibers (as seen in semi dilated pupil)
Lens dislocation
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Deep form of ectopia lentis is
Congenital
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Lens dislocation is common in
Arachnodactyly or marfan's syndrome
| Charac by extreme length and thinned of bones, ms weakness and miosis
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If lens dislocation is due to trauma, lens is displaces toward...
Inferior (for zonules affected are superior)
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If lens dislocation is developmental type, lens is displaced..
Upward
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S&s in lens dislocation
Blurring
Iridodenisis
Monocular Diplopia (if lens equator is seen at pupil)
Glaucoma (if ciliary body us irritated)
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A gradual and progressive dse charac by Any opacity of lens with visual impairment
Cataract
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Most common complaint in cataract
Cloudiness of vision
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By presbyope so who'd discovered that they can read small fine prints without aid of their old reading glass
"Second sight"
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Second sight is due to
Lenticular myopia form change of index of refraction
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Principal objective sign in cataract
Lens opacity
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In early nuclear sclerosis in cataract
Iris shadow
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What can you see in ophthalmoscope in cataract
At distance may show black spots in fundus reflex against orange-red background
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What can u see in ophthalmoscope when the lens is completely opaque
No fundus reflex
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Dz procedure to determine the nature and position of the opacities in lens
Biomicroscopy
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Type of cataract asso with local eye pathology (corneal infection, uveitis, glaucoma, vitreous hemo, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa and tumors)
Complicated cataract
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In complicated cataract, the opacities begins..
Beneath the capsule (as a result of changes in capsular permeability)
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Is visual outcome of lens extraction in complicated cataracts can't be predicted?
Yes
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"After-cataract" "membranous cataract"
Secondary cataract
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Type of cataract with opaque membrane due to incomplete absorption of lens ff trauma or incomplete surgical removal of lens
Secondary cataract
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Type of cataract which is generally bilateral, opacity localized in ant or post pole and lamella may be involved
Hereditary type of developmental cataract
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Most common type of hereditary type of developmental cataract
Ant axial embryonal cataract (appearing S&s multiplr fine opacities surrounded by faint halo)
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It affects pregnant mothers during first trimester (maternal illness during fetal life)
Rubella (lens is isolated for 3 yrs after birth)
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Hypothyroidism is asso with developmental cataract. What is its essential feature?
Low ration of Ca to P in bld
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Some contraceptive drug have been found to induce cataract formation, such drug as ..
Thalidomide
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Lens begins to lose its transparency with aging process
Senile cataract
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Type of senile cataract where in the oldest fibers in center of lens lose their transparency
Nuclear (sclerotic type)
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Type of senile cataract where in opacity involves outer layers
Cortical cataract
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Type of senile cataract which tends to become hard and shrunken
Nuclear cataract
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Type of senile cataract tends to swell and liquefy
Cortical cataract
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Systemic cataract may be due to
DM
| Hypothyroidism
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Management for cataract
Surgical removal
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Indication for surgical removal of cataract
Inability to perform usual work with aid of spectacles
| Development of secondary glaucoma and uveitis
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Binocular vision is attained only with aid of contraindication tact lens or intra ocular lens
Unilateral cataract
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In young, surgery should be done ASAP if..
Both eyes have poor vision
| Strabismus sets in
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Young with cataract are prone to complications
Retinal detachment
Uveitis
Glaucoma
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In rubella cataract, surgery is done
After 3 yrs
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At what age will the zonule become hard to break, or be broken?
Before 40 y/o, zonule fibers are hard to break
| After 20 y/o, zonules may be broken with aid of alpha-chemo trypsin
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Method of cataract extraction where capsule breaks
Extracapsular extraction
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Method of cataract extraction where lens is removed with capsule intact
Intra capsular extraction (not possible if pt is <20 y/o)
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Ant capsule of lens is cut crosswise. The small knife is passed thru small puncture of cornea.
Discission
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Extra capsular method procedure where ant capsule is ruptured. Lens subs is stirred by the same point instru used in penetrating cornea
Needling
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Extra capsular method procedure done in young, where ant capsule is removed ASAP and the hard nucleus is expressed out. Bigger corneal wound is made.
Capsulectomy
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Aka linear extraction because of linear corneal incision
Capsulectomy
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Extra capsular method procedure where special app is that can be introduced anterior and post to lens with their rotating sharp edge slowly tearing the lens capsule and subs into small bits then aspired out
Lensectomy
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Extra capsular method procedure where it uses special type of app used to dislocate anteriorly, fragments it by ultra vibration and finally aspirated the resulting small particles out
Phacoemulsification
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Extra capsular method procedure that utilizes probe frozen -20 C
Cryoextraction
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Extra capsular method procedure which uses lens capsule forces
Forcep extraction
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Extra capsular method procedure which uses metal suction tip
Phakoeresis
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Gel-like subs and constitutes the main bilk of eyeball
Vitreous
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Volume of vitreous
4ml
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The gel-like consistency, of oddity and viscosity of vitreous is due to
Due to a double fibrillation network system of collagen-like protein and hyaluronic acid which is suspended in large amt of water
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Vitreous has the firmest attachment to the pars plana and retinal periphery
Vitreous base
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Vitreous base extends __ mm anterior to ______
| And from posterior to _____.
2mm anterior to Ora serrata on pars plana
| And from posterior to Ora serrata on peripheral retina
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Vitreous is also attached to (but less firmly )
Optic disk margin
Macula
Post peripheral surface of lens
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Post peripheral surface of lens is called
Hyaloidocapsular ligament of Weigert
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Anterior condensation of peripheral vitreous forms
Anterior hyaline membrane
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Potential space between Lens and anterior hyaloid
Space of Berger
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The cortical or outer layer of vitreous contains Small no of cells called..
Hyalocytes
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Source of hyaluronic acid and has phagocytic effect
Hyalocytes
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Embryological origin of primary vitreous
Protoplasmic processes of the lens vesicles and inner layer of optic cup
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Mesenchymal cells enter the region of optic cup to contribute to ..
Primary vitreous
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Formed by 9th wk by activity of vitreous and retinal cells
Secondary vitreous
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Forms bulk of postnatal vitreous
Secondary vitreous
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As the secondary vitreous increases in vol, the primary vitreous is forced forward to central position, the site of ?
Cloquet's Canal
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Produce by margin of growing optic cup which later becomes suspension ligament of lens
Tertiary vitreous
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3 main symptom on pathology of vitreous
Positive scotoma
Photopsia
Impairment of vision
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Flashing spots in field of vision
Positive scotoma
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Light flashes esp on movement of eyeball
Photopsia
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It is due to cast on retina by opacities floating in vitreous
Positive scotoma
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It is due to much traction and/or prsessure in retina by partially detached vitreous body
Photopsia
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It is due to opaque particles in vitreous
Impairment of vision
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What can u see in ophthalmoscope in pathological vitreous
Scattered floater or opacities may appear black against red fundus reflex
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IFN pa cities are more numerous and extensive, the fundus reflex is
Lost
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Partial or complete failure of embryonic hyaloid vascular system to regress which produces white pupil in small eye
Persisted hyperplastic primary vitreous
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Lost of gel-like consistency or conversion of vitreous into liquid
Vitreous liquefaction (syneresis)
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Gel-like conversion of colloidal struc of vitreous (which occur on aged, myopic, in trauma and inflammation)
Vitreous liquefaction (syneresis)
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This occurs when vitreous liquefaction results to separation of surrounding tissue (esp retina)
Vitreous detachment
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Most common symptom in vitreous detachment
Photopsia or floater
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Is vision not threatened in vitreous detachment?
Yes. Unless asso with retinal tears, detachment or vitreous hemorrhage
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Vigorous opacities is caused by
Inflammatory cells (post uveitis, endophthalmitis)
RBC (vitreous hemo)
Saponified Ca soaps (asteroid hyalitis)
Cholesterol crystals (synchisis scintillans)
Tumor cells (RB)
Foreign bodies ff pentrating injury
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Symptom of vitreous opacities
Seeing spots in field of vision to actual diminution of vision of varying degree
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Caused by fine aggregates of vitreous protein due to age or myopia
Musca volitantes
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Seen as floater spots darting ms and out of field of vision (esp when gazes is focused in an illuminated background)
Musca volitantes
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Condensation of fibrillation struc of vitreous or actual fibroblastic or glial proliferation from vascular elements. Pigments epith cells is also the source
Vitreous band and membrane
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Vitreous band is commonly seen in
Diabetic retinopathy or ff long standing vitreous hemorrhage
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Thru corneal incision and aphakic pupil
Open vitrectomy
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Vitrectomy Thru pars plana
Closed vitrectomy
