Paediatric Ocular Pathology- Retina - Alistair Flashcards
What is the most common cause of visual blindness in children?
Cerebral visual impairment
What is the most important electrophysiology test?
ERG
What is the minimum age an EOG can be performed on and why?
7 years old because requires a lot of patient co operation
What are three ophthalmic tests that can be done to assess the retina?
- OCT
- Electrophysiology
- Ultrasound
What test should be the last thing you do at the end of your paeds examination?
Ophthalmoscopy
How do you assess the retina and optic nerve in detail? And why do we do this?
Using OCT and electrophysiology (ERG, EOG, VEP) because retinal signs and optic nerve disorders can be very subtle but also co-occur
What is used to conduct an ERG?
Skin or conjunctival electrode
What are the two frequencies an ERG is done at ?
2 & 30 Hz
What is presented with a VEP?
A flash or a pattern which tells you the intactness of the visual pathway - limited
What eye condition is normally associated with an absence of septum pellucidum (the middle of the brain that splits the two hemispheres)?
Optic nerve hypoplasia
Why are two frequencies used in an ERG?
2 Hz are for rods assessment
30 Hz are cone assessment
What do the patients of the two right ERGS have wrong with them and how do you know that ?
They have no cones, at 30 Hz there was no response
What classifies whether a baby is premature and how many people get affected by this?
Born before 37 weeks, affects 5-8%
Does vision start to develop from the preterm date (that is if the baby is premature) or the due date?
Due date
What are some signs of a preterm baby’s retina?
Not fully vascularised and thin vessels
What week of gestation do blood vessels come out the optic disc?
12-13 weeks
At what point of gestation is the retina fully vascularised?
Full term time
With pre term babies, as their retinas are not fully vascularised, where do their retinas get blood supply from?
Choroid
What are the two phases of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)?
Acute phase and sequelae
How long does the acute phase last?
Only occurs until a few weeks until after birth
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What can severe ROP cause?
Blindness but can be prevented with timely screening
Can mild ROP resolve without major sequelae?
Yes :) just like anisha and hardeep
Where on the Retina does ROP develop?
At the junction between vascularised and non-vascularised retina
How many stages are there of ROP?
5
Which stages are classified into mild ROP?
Stage 1 and 2
What does stage 1 look like?
White line within the retina is formed
What is stage 2?
White line becomes a ridge
What is stage 3?
Ridge with extra retinal fibrovascular proliferation (similar to DM - has CWS and neovasc of bv coming out of the retina into the vitreous)
What stage is this?
3
What changes in regard to the BVs from mild ROP to stage 3 ROP?
Bv become thick and tortuous
If ROP is left untreated what might the child get?
An RD
What is stage 4 ROP?
Partial RD
What is stage 5?
Total RD
What is stage 5?
Total RD
Why is the risk for blindness greater in India than here?
They have a greater prevalence of pre term babies