Pediatric Eye Exam, EOM Anatomy, Visual Motor and Sensory Physiology, and Amblyopia Flashcards
Preferred method of teting visual acuity in amblyopic patient
crowded optotypes
what age is fixation obtained
4 months
dilating and cycloplegic drops of choice for kids? how long will they last?
1% cyclopentolate (0.5% cyclopentolate for infants), and phenylephrine. cyclopentolate lasts 6-24 hrs
what is consecutive strabismus
a strabismus that is in the opposite direction of a previous strabismus (for example, exo after surgery for eso)
distances of rectus insertions from limbus? where do the rectus muscles penetrate Tenon’s?
MR 5.5 IR 6.5 LR 6.9 SR 7.7 Insert 10 mm posterior to their insertions
origins of each EOM
- all rectus muscles originate a the annulus of Zinn
- SO originates above the annulus of Zinn, but functional origin is trochlea
- IO originates on periosteum of inferonasal maxillary bone, adjacent to anterior lacrimal crest
- Levator orginates above annulus of Zinn
directions of pull for each EOM w/ respect to visual axis
- MR and LR 90 degrees
- SR and IR 23 degrees
- IO and SO 51 degrees
EOM with longest tendon? shortest tendon? longest arc of contact?
longest tendon: SO (26 mm)
shortest tendon: IO (1 mm)
longest arc of contact: IO (15 mm)
positions of obliques with respect to vertical rectus muscles
obliques are inferior to corresponding rectus muscles
blood supply to EOMs
- lateral muscular branch of the ophthalmic artery supplies LR, SR, SO, LPS. LR receives additional supply from lacrimal artery
- medial muscular branch of ophthalmic artery supplies MR, IR, IO
- the muscular branches then also give off anterior ciliary arteries that supply the anterior segment
location of vortex veins
at nasal and temporal borders of inferior and superior rectus muscles; one is always in the inferotemporal quadrant just posterior to the IO tendon, and another is always in the superotemporal quadrant just posterior to the SO tendon
venous drainage of the EOMs
parallels arterial supply; drain into superior and inferior orbital veins
location of adipose tissue in orbit?
extraconal: stops 10 mm from limbus
intraconal: separated from sclera by Tenon’s (Tenon’s prevents fat from scarring to globe)
only EOM not to originate at orbital apex
inferior oblique
what does Tenon’s fuse with anteriorly and posteriorly
anterior: intermuscular septum
posterior: optic nerve sheath
what to the inferior oblique and inferior rectus pulleys combine to form, and what is attached to this conjoined structure
combine to form Lockwood ligament; neurofibrovascular bundle containing the inferior oblique motor nerve is attached
how long are the recuts muscles?
40 mm each
where do their motor nerves penetrate the SR and SO?
one third of the way from origin to insertion (about 26 mm posterior to insertion)
what nerve is not affected by a properly performed retrobulbar anesthetic?
trochlear nerve (lies outside muscle cone)
injury to the inferior oblique motor nerve may also affect what other structure?
parasympathetic fibers to pupillary constrictor and ciliary muscle run alongside this nerve, so mydriasis and loss of accommodation can occur with injury