Test 2 Flashcards
Prematurity
Less than 37 weeks gestation
Low birth weight
Very low birth weight
Extremely low birth weight
5lbs 5 oz, 2500 g
3 lbs 4 oz, 1500 g
2 lbs 2 oz, 1000 g
Integration
Disappearance of motor development reflexes. If the reflexes persist, it could indicate delays. (send to OT/VT)
Moro “startle” reflex
- What is the reflex
- When does this occur
- What is abnormal?
- What if the reflex is absent bilaterally?
- What is the reflex is absent unilaterally?
- Lay baby on back, lift head then dropped and picked up again. Baby should have startled look/arms move sideways
- Occurs at birth to 2 months
- Abnormal if absent in infant or present in child/adult
- Absent bilaterally indicates damage to brain or spinal cord.
- Absent unilaterally indicates possible brachial plexus injury.
Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR)
- What is the reflex
- When does this occur
Birth to 4 months
Labyrinths for balance. Stimulated by head movement.
Move head back, arms and legs should extent
Move head forward, arms and legs should curl.
Rooting reflex
- What is it
- When does it occur
- Touch infant on cheek, it will turn its head and open mouth.
- birth to 3-4 months
Grasping reflex
- What is it
- When does it occur
Birth to 5-6 months
Infant will grab object tightly that is placed in palm of hand or hand stroked.
Asymmetric tonic neck reflex ATNR
- What is it
- When does it occur
Birth to 6 months
Turn head to one side. Arms/legs on that side of the body will extend. On opposite side of the body, they will bend.
Spinal Galant reflex
- What is it
- What does this prepare baby for
- Tests for ____ damage
- When does it occur
- Stroking one side of the body and infant will flex towards the side
- Prepares baby for walking/crawling.
- Test for brain damage at birth
- Birth to 4-6 months
When should baby be able to sit without support
6 months
When should baby be able to walk without assistance
12-13 months
When should baby be able to walk up stairs
24 months
Fine motor development takes longer to acquire than gross motor skills.
When should you be able to pick up objects with thumb and fingers
Copy vertical, horizontal and circle
Copy cross, square, triangle.
7-12 months
3 years
5 years
Basic Piaget components
Schema/Schemata
Organized patterns of knowledge based on interactions with the environment.
Reflexes –> Complex actions –> mental representation
Basic Piaget components
Assimilation
Interpreting external objects, places, people, events in terms of our present way of thinking.
Basic Piaget components
Accommodation
Changing cognitive structure (schema) and expanding what we know.
ex: Not all animals are dogs, there are different cars.
3 Basic Piaget components and their order
Schema –> Assimilation –> Accommodation
4 piaget cognitive stages
Sensorimotor (birth-2 years) with 6 substages
Preoperational (2-7 years)
Concrete operations (7-12 years)
Formal operations (12+ years)
6 stages of sensorimotor
Reflex activity (birth - 1 month)
Primary circular reactions (1-4 months)
Secondary circular reactions (4-8 months)
Coordination of secondary schemes (8-12 months)
Tertiary circular (12-18 months)
Beginning of representational thought (18-24 months)
What 3 behaviors emerge during the preoperational stage?
Deferred imitation
Symbolic play
Sophisticated language skills
Preoperational stage components
3 behaviors: Deferred imitation, Symbolic play, Sophisticated language skills
Egocentric- world revolves around child. Unable to think from other perspectives.
Conservation- amount remains same even though shape changes
Tendency to focus on single aspect
Irreversibility of thought- addition/subtraction
Acquires concepts- shapes are easy. Numbers are harder.
Concrete operations components
Increased capacity for memory
Understands reversibility- thinks logically. Can add/subtract
Conservation- Able to recognize change in multiple features and can reciprocate (ex: water in glass.)
Seriation- able to arrange objects in series
Transitive reasoning- can think forwards and back
Formal operations components
Able to think in the abstract and solve problems systematically.
Full term infant has an average Rx of ___. There is a significant decrease between months -. Emmetropization is complete by __ months.
+2.00
3-9
18 months
Infants with Rx greater than +3.50
___x more prone to strabismus by age 4
___x more prone to amblyopia
13x
6x
Rosner and Rosner study
Grades 1-5
Significantly lower achievement test scores among children with refractive errors over +1.25D dry.
+1.25D is a marker for school age. Might Rx
Over minus by 2D can cause ____ symptoms
ADHD
What type of astigmatism is most common by 4-5 years? What is the most uncommon?
WTR at 4-5 years
Oblique
When to rx for astigmatisms
1 year. Highest risk of amblyopia.
NICER study concluded what about astigmatism?
Difficult to predict from refractive data who will demonstrate changes. Everyone unique and should have eye exams.
ATR. Small amounts may indicate ____
Accommodative dysfunction.
When to correct astigmatism in toddlers
Rx if greater than ___ at 15 months
Rx if greater than ___ at 2 years
When to correct astigmatism in preschool
Rx if greater than/equal to ___ at 4 years
When to correct astigmatism in school age
Rx if greater than/equal to ___
Toddlers:
2.50 DC
2.00 DC
Partial correction OK in toddlers
preschool:
1. 50 DC give full Rx
School age:
0.75 DC give full Rx
**Trend. Cut cyl in little kids, not older.
When to correct for myopia
Infants
Toddler
Preschool
School
Infants: Greater than/equal to -5.00D. Partial OK.
Toddler: Greater than/equal to -3.00D
Preschool: Greater than/equal to -1.00D
School: Full Rx if decreased VAs.
Juvenile onset myopia
6-15 years of age onset. Progression due to axial elongation.
Expected progression each year is:
Pathological consequences to myopia?
Increased risk for glaucoma
Myopic macular degeneration.
Causes of myopia?
Genetics
Environment- near work, less time spent outside.
Peripheral hyperopic defocus/refraction from lag of accom.
Binocular vision anomalies. Accommodative dysfunction.
Genetics and risk
Both parents
One parent
Both parents: 5-6x risk
one parent: 2x risk
Does under correcting a myope help with myopia progression?
Under correction is associated with an increase in progression or no change as compared to fully corrected controls.
Do bifocal lenses help with myopia progression
No significant difference in myopia patients.
Except exophoric patients.
How does ortho K work for myopia control?
Flattens the central cornea by redistribution of epithelial cells. This steepens the mid-peripheral cornea and causes a decrease in peripheral hyperopic defocus/increase in peripheral myopia.
Results in a decrease in axial length and myopia progression.
What methods are least to most effective in controlling myopia progression?
Bifocal specs 12-15% reduction Bifocal specs in eso patients 20-45% Ortho K 32-42% Multifocal contacts 50-70% Atropine 58-90%
Signs of accommodative insufficiency
Low PRA- don’t take a lot of minus
Low amp- don’t take a lot of minus
High FCC- take a lot of plus
Can’t clear minus lenses with infacility