Retina and Optic Nerve Flashcards
What is Optic Neuritis?
What is another concern for this condition?
Inflammatory demyelinating condition of the Optic nerve.
Can be linked to MS since it is a demyelination disease
Clinical presentations of Optic Neurits
Acute onset of condition (hrs - days)
Monocular vision loss
Painful EOMs
Central scotoma “blurry central vision”
Symptoms of Optic Neuritis
Loss of visual acuity
Color vision loss
- Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect
- Pupill is unable to stay constricted during swinging light test
How is the Optic nerve affected during Optic neuritis
Swollen, pallor optic nerve
Flame shaped, peri-papillary hemorrhages
How is a Optic neuritis diagnosed?
Refer urgently to ophthalmologist
Perform MRI on brain and orbits
How is Optic Neuritis treated?
IV methylprednisolone for 3 days and taper off to allow recovery
What is Papilledema
Swelling of the optic n. due to inter cranial pressure
Ddx or possible signs of a Papilledema
- Tumors
2. Cerebral edema (encephalopathy)
Clinical presentations of Papilledema
- Swollen optic n.
- Margins of disk are obscure/not sharp
- Venules are dilated and twisted
- Cotton wool spots = flame hemorrhages and infarctions
Treatments of Papilledema
Immediate ophthalmologist
What is Age Related Macular Distention
Degenerative loss of the macula (central retina)
Leading cause of adult blindness
What are the 2 types of AMD?
- Dry AMD
- Retinal drusens are yellow deposits
- Retinal pigment endothelium atrophy causing a loss of central vision - Wet AMD
- Growth of new abnormal vessels that leak
- Main cause of blindness in AMD
What are the symptoms and signs of Age Related macular Distention
- Loss of central vision
- Metamorphopsia (wavy vision)
- Central scotoma
- Amsler grid distortion
What happens during a Retinal Detachment
Retina tears and it allows fluid works its way underneath the retina
Symptoms of Retinal Detachment
- Curtain coming down in one eye
- Cloudy vision
- Floaters or flashes of lights