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What is a marcus gunn pupil?
relative afferent pupillary defect
what are some causes of RAPD?
optic neuritis
optic atrophy
retinal disease
orbital cellulitis
What is Holmes Adie pupil?
dilated pupil has no response to light and slow response to accommodation (tonic pupil)
who is most affected by Holmes Adie pupil?
young women with sudden blurring of near vision
what is the cause of Holmes Adie pupil?
damage of post ganglionic parasympathetic fibres
what three things make up Holmes Adie syndrome ?
tonic pupil, absent lower limb reflexes, low BP
What are the four features of Horners syndrome ?
PEAS
ptosis
enophthalmos (posterior displacement)
anhydrosis
small pupil
What nerve root is affected by pan coast tumours?
T1
state some causes of horners syndrome ?
MS Wallenbergs lateral medullary syndrome pan coast tumour trauma cavernous sinus thrombosis
What is Argyll robertsons pupil?
small irregular pupils that accommodate but don’t react to light caused by DM or syphilius
what colour vision is affected by optic atrophy?
decreased red colour vision
what are the commonest causes of optic atrophy?
MS
glaucoma
what are the features of optic atrophy?
decreased acuity decreased colour vision central scotoma pale optic disc RAPD
state the causes of optic atrophy?
Charcot marie tooth disease Friedrichs ataxia alcohol, lead, B12 deficiency optic glioma pituitary adenoma glaucoma pagets DM, GCA MS, Devics HZV, TB lymphoma, leukaemia
what medications can increase risk of acute closed angle glaucoma?
anti cholinergics
sympathomimetics
TCAs
anti histamines
what are the symptoms of ACAG?
coloured halos around lights
severe pain
headache, vomiting, nausea, decreased acuity
what condition is the talbots test used for?
anterior uveitis
what is talbots test
increased pain on convergence
what is the treatment for episcleritis?
topical NSAIDs
state some causes of scleritis ?
wegeners
RA, SLE, vasculitis
what is a complication of scleritis ?
scleromalacia
what is the treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis?
chloramphenicol 0.5%
what infection can contact lens users get from swimming?
acanthamoeba
what is hutchisons sign?
vesicles on tip of nose preceding the development of ophthalmic herpes zoster shingles
what 5 questions should be asked for sudden loss of vision ? HELLP
headache eye movements hurt lights like curtain descending poorly controlled DM
what is the optic condition caused by GCA?
anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
what does the retina look like in central artery retinal occlusion ?
pale retina
cherry red fovea
what is seen on the macula with dry ARMD?
drusen deposits
what is used to measure distortion with wet ARMD?
amsler grid
where is vision lost first in the periphery with primary open angle glaucoma?
supero nasal
state some risk factors for open angle glaucoma?
FHx, steroids, DM
what investigations can be done for glaucoma ?
tonometry
fundoscopy
what deficiency causes keratomalacia ?
Vitamin A
what is glucose converted to in the lens during poorly controlled DM to form cataracts?
sorbitol by aldose reductase