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snellen acuity at birth

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6/300

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snellen acuity at 12 months

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6/24

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snellen acuity at 36 months

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6/9-6/6

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what age can start using snellen chart (6m) to test VA

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4 yo and above

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5
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visual assessment in preverbal children

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  1. fixation preference
  2. forced preferential looking (teller cards)
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visual assessment in older children

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  1. allen pictures
  2. kay pictures
  3. sheridan gardner matching test
  4. snellen
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amblyopia (lazy eye) definition

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Unilateral (or rarely bilateral) BOV due to disruption in normal visual development, caused by abnormal visual stimulation during sensitive period of visual development

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VA criteria for amblyopia

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  • Unilateral amblyopia: difference in BCVA is 2 or more Snellen lines between 2 eyes
  • Bilateral amblyopia: BCVA of 6/12 or less
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9
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pathophysiology of amblyopia

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*Development of lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex is incomplete at birth and persists into postnatal period
*During critical period when there’s plasticity within visual system esp visual cortex, external factors can modify its development

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causes of amblyopia

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  1. strabismus (commonest)
  2. stimulus deprivation
  3. refractive error (anisometropia (2 eyes diff RE), ammetropia (both eyes deg high), astigmatism)
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criteria for anisometropia

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any of:
hyperopia > 1.5D
myopia > -3-4D
astigmatism > 1.5D

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criteria for ammetropia

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hyperopia >5D
myopia <-8D

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criteria for astigmatism

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> 2.5D

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screening for amblyopia

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  1. measure VA
  2. Holler test - child upset when good eye covered
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principles of management for amblyopia

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  1. provide clear retinal image
  2. correct ocular dominance
  3. parental counselling
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16
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how to provide clear retinal image

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*identify and correct RE
*fulltime spectacle wear for refractive amblyopia

17
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how to correct ocular dominance

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*occlusion therapy (gold std): patch good eye to force fixation by amblyopic eye
*topical atropine cycloplegic eyedrops in good eye (paralyses accommodation causing blurring in good eye): use amblyopic eye, not useful in dense amblyopia or myopes (near vision preserved even on eyedrops)

18
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when is tx possible for amblyopia

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critical period <7-8yo, best time to correct during infancy or early childhood (<4-5 yo)

19
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what is strabismus

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ocular misalignment

20
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heterophoria vs heterotropia

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heterophoria: latent strabismus, deviation not seen when pt focusing with both eyes
heterotropia: strabismus, deviation seen even when pt using both eyes

21
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assessment for strabismus

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  1. visual acuity
  2. Hirschberg corneal light reflex
  3. cover test
  4. simultaneous red reflex (check ocular alignment)
  5. extraocular eye movements in all 9 positions of gaze
  6. stereoacuity (3D vision)
  7. full eye and neurological examination
22
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complications of strabismus

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  1. amblyopia: squint eye becomes amblyopic (if child develops fixation preference)
  2. poor binocular vision
  3. abnormal head posture
23
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comitant vs incomitant strabismus

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comitant: non paralytic
incomitant: paralytic (eye movement limited due to EOM paralysis)

24
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management of strabismus

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  1. botulinum toxin injection
  2. corrective/prism glasses
  3. strabismus surgery
25
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leukocoria

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white pupil or white reflex

urgent referral

26
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abnormal red reflexes

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*Absent red reflex/ asymmetry (1 eye no red reflex, other eye RR present)
*White reflex (1 eye white, other eye RR present)

normal RR: both eyes RR present

27
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5 causes of leukocoria

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  1. retinablastoma (most impt TRO)
  2. congenital cataract
  3. persistent fetal vasculature / persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) - small eye
  4. advanced retinopathy of prematurity (with tractional retinal detachment stage IV/V)
  5. coat’s disease/exudative retinal telangiectasis
28
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retinoblastoma age

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before 3yo

29
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inx for retinoblastoma

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CT and MRI (CT if only for dx)

30
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mx of retinoblastoma

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*Local Tx (e.g. cryotherapy/laser) for small tumours
* Radiotherapy
* Chemotherapy
* Enucleation (eye removed) for very large tumours in eyes of no visual potential
*Intra-arterial chemotherapy
* Screen siblings, genetic counselling

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ophthalmia neonatorum time period

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first 28 days of life

32
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organisms involved in ON

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Neisseria gonorrhea
chlamydia trachomatis serovars D-K

*do conjunctival swab

33
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presentation on ON

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  1. Purulent conjunctivitis
  2. profuse exudate/discharge
  3. eyelid swelling
34
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cx of ON

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Infection can extend from superficial epithelial layers into subconjunctival connective tissue and cornea –> corneal ulceration, corneal scarring, blindness

35
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mx for ON

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  1. Admit child for observation
  2. IM ceftriaxone + PO azithromycin for Neisseria, PO erythromycin for Chlamydia
  3. Treat mother, screen her sexual partners for sexually transmitted diseases and treat
36
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Disseminated disease by organisms causing ON

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sepsis, septic arthritis, meningitis

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