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Ophthalmology: Structure and Function of the Visual Pathway Flashcards

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Layers of the Tear Film

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Oil layer (meibomian glands)

Water layer

Mucous layer (corneal & conjunctival epithelium)

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Layers of the Cornea

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3
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Only tissue never to develop cancer

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Lens

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4
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25% of the focus power of the eye

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Lens

Accommodates to allow near vision focus

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Vitreous

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Jelly-like clear medium at posterior eye

Liquifies/condenses with age

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6
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Contains 120 million rods and 6 million cones

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Retina

Note: fovea is the center of vision (where cones are densest)

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7
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Supplies oxygen for outer 1/3 of retina

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Choroid

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Diseases of the optic n always respect the…??

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Horizontal

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Optic Neuropathy with Visual Field

Note: respects the horizontal

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Likely CNS lesion (Right)

Visual Pathway dissections respect the vertical (optic n = horizontal)

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CN 3 (Oculomotor) Palsy causes

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Exotropia (and ptosis)

Note: CN 3 controls ciliary muscle, medial/superior/inferior rectus, inferior oblique, and levator (also supplies paraympathetics to iris and ciliary body)

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12
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Which nerve has the longest intracranial course?

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CN 4 (Trochlear)

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CN 4 Palsy causes?

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Hypertropia

Note: CN 4 controls superior oblique (trochlea “pulley” that depresses and intorts the eye)

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CN 6 (Abducens) Palsy causes?

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Esotropia

Note: CN 6 controls lateral rectus

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Cardinal Fields of Gaze

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16
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Double vision in a pt >1

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Brain tumor until ruled out by NCHCT

17
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Sphincter of the eyelid

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CN VII (closes eye)

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CN 7 (Facial) Palsy causes?

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aka Bell’s Palsy

Inability to close eyelid, eyebrow droop, hemifacial laxity

19
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Phenylephrine

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Sympathetic/Adrenergic

Dilates pupil

20
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Pilocarpine

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Parasympathetic/Cholinergic

Constrics pupil and accomodates lens

21
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Atropine/Cyclopentalate/Tropicamide

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Anti-cholinergics

Dilate pupil

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