Ophtha Notes Flashcards
Hard exudate
Deep yellow with sharp margins, often circinate Diabetes, hypertension, von Hippel Lindau disease, radiation
Rhegmatogenous
with a retinal break, tear or hole associated with formation of a retinal periphery associated with peripheral retinal thinning of high myopia
inner blood retina barriers
attributed to the tight endothelial cell junctions of the retinal capillaries.
Any disturbance - leads to oozing of fluid and/or blood, as well as lipids and proteins from the retinal vascular tree
Soft Exudates
Retinal detchment
condition where retinal pigment epithelium is separated from the inner retinal layers, with accumulation of fluid in the subretinal space
keratoconus
Posterior portion of the uveal tract, located between the retina and the sclera
Choroid
Blood from the choroidal vessels drain via the FOUR VORTEX VEINS
fascia behind the the portion of the orbicularis muscle that lies between the orbital rim and the tarsus
Orbital septum
Condition wherein parallel light rays do not fall into a pinpoint focus on the retina
Ammetropia
lie at the junction of the peripheral cornea and the root of the iris SCHWALBE’s line: trabecular meshwork which overlies the schlemm’s canal and the scleral spur
Anterior chamber angle
Anti-glaucoma drug which decreases aqueous production acts on the epithelial cells of the
PARS plicata
fascial reflections that become continuous with the fascia of the muscles and the fused fascia sends out expansions to the surrounding structures and to the orbital bones
check ligaments
Lesion on the optic nerve
Central Scotoma
Thickened fold of bulbar conjunctiva at the inner canthus
Semilunar folds
corresponds to the nictittaing membrane
Dermoid choristoma
congenital
inferotemporal limbus smooth elevated, tan to fleshy color, round to oval solid mass embedded in the superficial cornea and sclera
dermoids are composed of fibrous tissue and hair with sebaceousglands that is convered with conjunctival epithelium
Choroidal capllary heamngioma
benign, isolated, round, well circumscribed reddish orange tumors under the retina, of varying sizes, u
sually discovered as an incidental finding during a routine eye examination.
TX: laser treatment, cryopexy, photodynamic therapy, external beam irradiation and transpupillary thermotherapy
Volume of orbit
30 cc in adults
First of the ten layers of the Retina Outermost
Retinal pigment epithelium
adjacent to the choriocapillaries of the CHOROID and is separated by the BRUCH’s MEMBRANE
Commonly known as nearsightedness..
focus at a point in front of the retina
Myopia
eyeball longer than average
Corneal curvature steeper than average
use DIVERGENT LENS (Negative or biconcave lens)
Corneal scars
Tan to white color formed after an inflammatory process when fibrosis sets
Fibers of the optic nerve
Visual fibers : 80% synapse in the lateral geniculate body of neurons whose axons terminate in the visual cortex of the occipital lobe
Pupillary fibers: 20%. bypass the geniculate body en route to the pretectal area
Central retinal artery occlusion
Amacrine cells
horizontal cells allow multiple photoreceptors to plug into a smaller number of bipolar and ganlion cells
Floaters (muscae volitantes)
black to gray spots and/or fibers that move about in the field of any vision of the patient.
commonly observed after the age of 45 -50 when vitreous liquefaction and vitreous collapse and or detachment have begun
Ciliary Body
consists of
2 zones
- PARS PLICATA 2 mm wide ciliary processes arise 2 layers (internal non pigmented layer and the external pigmented layer)
- PARS PLANA 4mm flattened posterior zone
Types of Astigmatism
Simple Myopic - One image on the retina, one image in front
Simple Hyperopic - one image on the retina, ome image behind the retina
Compound myopic - both images in front of the retina
Compound hyperopic - both images at the back of the retina
Mixed astigmatism - one image in front, one image at the back
curvature of the cornea of the lens is not the same in different meridians.
Astigmatism
5 layers of the cornea
- Epithelium (5-6 layers of cell, continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva)
- bowman’s membrane (clear acellular layer)
- Stroma (90% of corneal thickness)
- Descemet’s membrane (basal lamina of corneal epithelium)
- Endothelium (single layer of cells, responsible for maintaining deturgescence of the cornea)
2 parts of conjunctiva
Palpebral - posterior surface of he eyelid and is adherent to the tarsus
Bulbar conjunctiva - loosely attached to the orbital septum in the fornices and is folded many times
Standard distance of the patient from the chart
20 ft or 6 meters
Arterial supply of the lacrimal gland and upper
lacrimal artery
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
sudden painless loss of vison
Vison loss is sevre, and residual vision just after the episode is usally in the area of light perception to count fingers
Retina is very pale so that the usually darker macula becomes more prominent and is described as cherry red spot HOLLENHORST PLAQUE
treatment must be instituted within 5 minutes
Fundus fluorescein angiography
proedure that involves the injection of a dye, sodium fluorescein, into the antecubital vein.
outlines the retinal and choroidal vascular system
has an adenoid layer and fibrous layer
conjunctival stroma
Cataract
any opacity in the lens that precludes optimal vision.
Pterygium
conjunctival disorde
r benign conjunctival lesion that behaves malignantly
wing shaped or triangular fold of conjucntiva anf fibrovascular tissue with its apex invading the superficial cornea
Strong correlation with UV exposure
Arterial supply of the sclera
Muscular branches to the muscles contnue to form the anterior ciliary arteries
Age related Macular degeneration
over 50 years of age
2 types: non -Neovascular and vascular
Inferior Oblique
O: Behind Lacrimal Fossa
I: Posterior to the equator in infero-temporal quadrant
A: Extorsion, elevation, abduction
N: III
Preferred method for IOP mesurement with patients with corneal scar
Indentation tonometry affected by scleral rigidity
Bitot Spots
Keratinization of areas of the conjunctiva
Nerve supply to the lacrimal glands is by
Lacrimal nerve
great superficial petrosal nerve
Sympathetic nerve
hallmark of proliferative stage
growth of abnormal vessels either on the disc or on the retina
fibrous membrane covering the globe from the limbus to the optic nerve.
Tenon’s capsule
Tennon’s capsule and episclera are fused together
flat surface with a central opening.
Iris
2 pigmented posterior layers of the iris represent anterior extensions of the neuroretina and the retinal pigment epithelium
Superior Rectus
O: AOZ
I: 7.7 mm from superior limbus
A: Elevation, intorsion, Adduction
N: III
Posterior subcapsular cataracts
affect the region near the central posterior capsule
begin in the center, they usually cause early visual symptoms in the form of night time glare/haloes around the lights and poor vision under bright illumination
more commonly associated with diabetes, trauma, corticosteroid use, inflammation, and exposure to ionizing radiation
Funch’s Endothelial dystrophy
after age of 50
Females> males
abnormally high rate of endothelial cell loss
initially present with central corneal guttata.
Corneal staining due to heme
Most common cause of cataract
Aging
- A = Fungal keratitis
- B = Bacterial Keratitis
PDR with retinal hemorrhages and extensive fibrovascular membranes (white arrows) with vitreoretinal traction
Red Anomaly
Protanomalous
Toxoplasmosis scar
Cataracts are best viewed via
slit lamp biomicroscope
visualization of the layers
Hard exudates
Most common type of cataract
Nuclear cataract
Indocyanine Green Angiography
similar to FA but uses indocyanine green dye instead of sodium fluorescein
Blot Hemmorhages
Bleeding from superficial retinal vessels on a fibrovascular stalk extending into the vitreous Diabetes, hypertension, trauma
Vitreous hemorrhages
Inferior Rectus
O: AOZ
I: 6.5 mm from the inferior limbus
A: Depression, Extorsion, Adduction
N: III
Neovascular type ARMD
choroidal neovascular membrane grows under the retina and causes scarring and extensive damage of the retina above it
causes sudden onset of central visual problems such as blurry vision, metamorphosia and scotomas
Management: thermal laser treatment to the abnormal vascular complex (extrafoveal) Intravitreal injections of anti vascular endothelial growth factors (subfoveal)
Bleeding from superficial pre-capillary arterioles, small veins Hypertension, retinal vein occlusion, blood dyscrasia, trauma
Flame hemorrhages
Bedside examination most useful for evaluating and prognosticating catracts
Swinging flashlight test
Dot hemorrhages
Bleeding from capillaries Diabetes
Retinitis pigmentosa
Basic principles of retinal reattachment surgery
- find the break
- close the break
- seal the retinal breaks
PDR high risk with pre retinal hemorrhages (white arrows, NVDs (black), NVEs (yellow)
Retinal detachment
biconvex, avascular clear structure which is 4mm thick and 9mm in diameter. consist of 65% water and 35% protein
LENS
anterior to the lens is the AQUEOUS
posterior : VITREOUS
semipermeable membrane (water and electrolytes)
Vogt-koyanagi- harada syndrome
rare and unusual form of diffuse granulomatous uveitis
bilateral disease
sudden onset of blurry vision, photophobia, perhaps floaters, sometimes with headache, neck stiffness and/or tinnitus yellow white patches
Cortical cataract
affect the outermost and youngest layers of the lens
Lens hydration changes produce clefts in a radial pattern around the equatorial region
This can result in glare, seeing haloes around the lights and monocular diplopia
Cataract
condition wherein parallel light rays fall into a pinpoint focus on the retina
Emmetropia