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how much of the eye is retina

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extends over the posterior 2/3 of globe

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what are the boundaries of the retina

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internally bound by the vitreous and externally connected to Bruch’s membrane

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how many layers thick is the retina

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10

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what color is a normal retina

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reddish because of purple rhodopsin (thin transparent membrane)

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what happens to the retina with light exposure

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bleaches

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when does the retina turn gray/opacify

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1 hr after death

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what are the two chief retinal functions

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detecting light and movement (rods) and color and form vision (cones)

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what are rods and cones names based on

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the appearance of their outer segments

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where is the retina thinest

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centrally and peripherally

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what is the fundus oculi

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the internal background of the eye, orange-red color secondary to choroid and RPE

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what does the fundus look like in fair and darker subjects

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lighter in fair and darker/grayish fundi

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what does the fundus look like in albino patients

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you can see the choroidal vessels through the retina and the white scleral tissue

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why is the fundus of albino patients transparent

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they are almost devoid of pigment (extremely photophobic)

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where is the optic nerve located

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3mm medially to and slightly above the posterior pole

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what is the blind spot

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the optic disc is devoid of photoreceptors- its projection into space produces the blind spot

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where is the fovea centralis located

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temporal to and below the posterior pole (1-2mm diameter)

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what is the fovea centralis

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retinal thinning produces a shallow depression in the surface where the nerve elements are heaped to form Henle’s layer

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what is the foveola

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the 0.35mm within the fovea, only has CONES

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what is the macula lutea

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the yellow spot around the fovea centralis, yellow pigment (xanthophyll) found here

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what are the 4 areas of the fovea centralis

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foveola, fovea, parafoveal area, and periforveal area

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what is the ora serrata

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it separates the neural part of the retinal periphery from the ciliary body

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where is the ora serrata

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8.5mm behind the limbus and 6mm in front of the equator

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where is a common spot for retinal detachments

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in the ora serrata- the vitreous is firmly attached here

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what do the arteries and veins look like in the retina

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the arteries are thinner and lighter, veins are wider and darker

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are there anastomoses in the retinal arteries and veins
no
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what are the 4 subdivision regions of the retina
pigment epithelial layer, photoreceptor layer, intermediate cell layer, ganglion cell layer
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what is the pigment epithelial layer (RPE) connected to
Bruch's membrane
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what are the 5 functions of the RPE
1. absorption of light and removal of heat 2. captures excessive and stray light- projects receptors 3. provides nutrients and O2 to photoreceptors 4. reservoirs of useful substances (vitamin A) 5. phagocytotic activity of shed discs
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does the RPE layer have mitosis
no, neighboring cells occupy space after cells die
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how many cells is each pigment epithelium cells in contact with
up to 45 photoreceptors
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what is the connection between the photoreceptor layer and the RPE
no real connection (only adjacent to each other)
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what are photoreceptors
sensory cells: transform light into electrical energy by chemical processes
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what is the arrangement of the photoreceptors
palisade arrangement (picket-fence) being held in position by the external limiting membrane
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what do rods look like
long (40-60 microns), slender (2 microns)
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what is the outer segment contain in a rod
rhodopsin- about 600-1000 loosely stacked disc units (lamellae)
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what is the rate of formation for the lamellae in the rod
1-5 per hour at the bottom of the segment
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which lamellae get sloughed in a rod
a group of 30 from the top of the segment
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when does sloughing occur the rod lamellae
in the morning or after long dark periods
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when can rod lamellae be completely renewed
over 1-2 weeks
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do rods have a high or low sensitivity to light
a high sensitivity (sensation is the same for all wavelengths of light)
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how many rods go to one bipolar cell
several (15-30) producing an impulse convergence
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where are the cones more cylindrical shaped
in the fovea-due to packing so many in a small space
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what is the cone pigment
iodopsin
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what are the outer segment lamellae attached to in cones
the cell membrane
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do cones react to large or small amounts of light
large (why colors are not seen during night-dark vision)
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when are the discs of the cones shed
periodically and mainly during the end of the day
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what are the 3 cone photopigment categories (each having a distinct spectral sensitivity)
short (blue), medium (green), and long (red) wavelengths
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what is rhodopsin
an intrinsic membrane protein, found in discs and some extent plasma membrane of rod outer segment
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where is rhodopsin more prevalent
in the discs
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what is formed after light hits rhodopsin
Bathorohdpsion forms
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what is formed following metarhodopsin
all trans retinal and opsin are produced
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what are the two steps to regenerate rhodopsin from metarhodopsin
all trans retinal is isomerised to 11-cis retinal isomerase and then opsin combines with 11-cis retinal to make rhodopsin
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what is Tay-Sachs ganglioside (GM2)
a genetic retinal disease, where partially degraded gangliosides accumulate in neural, ocular and other tissues
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what is Tay-Sachs ganglioside a result of
hexaminodase A deficiency (the enzyme that normally catalyzes the breakdown of ganglioside molecules)
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in Tay-Sachs gangliodie, what appears on the retina as a result of the accumulation of GM2 and ganglion cells degenerate
a cherry red spot in the macular region
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what symptoms occur with Tay-Sachs ganglioside
blindness occurs early and failure to develop motor/mental capacities (resulting in death age 3-6)
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what forms Rhodopsin
11-cis vitamin A aldehyde (retinal) and opsin
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what class of lipids does vitamin A belong to
the isoprenoid class
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what is the role of retinyl ester
storage
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what is the role of retinol
transport and hormone to control certain kinds of protein synthesis
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what is the role of retinal
visual transduction
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what is the role of retinoic acid
synthesis- formation of glycoproteins and the maturation of epithelial cells (corneal epithelia)
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what are the 4 chemical forms of vitamin A
retinyl ester, retinol, retinal, and retinoic acid
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what are 2 dietary sources of vitamin A
beta-carotene (yellow vegetables: carrots and sweet potatoes) and retinyl esters (animal sources)
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what are both sources of vitamin A converted to in the gut
vitamin A alcohol (retinol), then it is re-esterified and incorporated into chylomicra for liver transport
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what two proteins does vitamin A (retinal) bind to before mobilizing
retinol binding protein (RBP) inside the cell and prealbumin (PA) in the bloodstream
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after vitamin A (retinal) is bound to two proteins where is it transported to
through the blood stream to its target cells: retina and corneal epithelium
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what is the first sign of a vitamin A deficiency
Nyctalopia (loss of night vision)
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what is follows nyctalopia
xerophthalmia (dry eyes, hardening of corneal conjunctival epithelium and loss of conjunctival secretions)
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what is the last stage of a vitamin A deficiency
keratomalacia (degeneration of the corneal epithelium, could cause corneal perforation
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what are some symptoms of vitamin A excess
abdominal pain, blurred vision, drowsiness, headache, irritability, nausea, and vomiting
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what are the 2 causes of excess vitamin A
increased gluconeogenesis and protein turnover (converts the protein into glucose)
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what type of connection do cones make with bipolar cells
a direct synapse, fewer cones are connected to a single bipolar cell
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which type of cell, rods or cones, provide more localized information
cones, they have fewer cells connected to a bipolar cells
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how many rods do we have
110-125 million
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how many cones do we have
6.5 million
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how many rods are in the central fovea
0
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how many cones are in the central fovea
147,000 cones/mm2
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how many rods are 5-6mm from the fovea
160,000 rods/mm2
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how many cones are 10mm from the fovea
4,000 cones/mm2
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what is the outer limiting membrane
a support network to hold the photoreceptors together, condensation of cytoplasm (not a real membrane)
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what does the outer plexiform layer consist of
photoreceptor axons, synapses with bipolar cell dendrites, and connections between horizontal cells and photoreceptor synapses
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what 5 cell bodies are in the inner nuclear layer
bipolar cells, horizontal cells, amacrine cells, interplexiform cells, and mueller's connective fibers
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what is the ganglion cell layer
formed by the bodies of the cells found in the inner nuclear layer
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how deep is the ganglion cell layer
about 10 cells deep at the macula and only one cell deep in the periphery
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what are the 3 types of ganglion cells
magno cells (motion), parvo cells, and konio cells (blue-yellow)
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which ganglion cell is most abundant
parvo cells
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what is in the nerve fiber layer
ganglion cell axons- carrying nervous impulses via the optic nerve to the lateral geniculate nucleus
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what envelopes the nerve fiber layer fibers
extensions of Mueller's fibers and astrocytes
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what are 2 retinal glial cells
astrocytes and microglia
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where are astrocytes found in the retina
the ganglion and nerve fiber layer (short and long projections extending in all directions)
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what do the astrocyte cells promote
movement from and to the vascular system (nourishment function)
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what are microglia
small connective cells, few present in healthy tissues
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what do microglia do
proliferate for phagocytosis where damage is present
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what is the main arterial supply to the retina
central retinal artery
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what happens to the central retinal artery at the optic disc
the main retinal vessels divide into superior and inferior branches and those divide into nasal and temporal branches
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where is the capillary network in the retina
densest near the macula and absent in the fovea (lacking in a small area behind the ora serrata)
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what supplies the fovea with blood
diffusion will carry nutrients to the fovea (the choroidal layer also supplies the fovea)
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what is the venous supply to the retina
central retinal vein- exits at the optic disc

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