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which chamber is the iris located between

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anterior and posterior chamber

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which structure is the iris situtated in

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situtated in the aqueous humour between the cornea and the lens

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What is the centeral aperture of the iris

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the pupil

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What is the cause of the pigment in the iris

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produced by the pigments in the melanocytes

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Does blue or brown have more pigment

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Blue has less pigment than brown, little pigment to scatter light

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For inheritance, Is brown dominant or recessive

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dominant, blue is recessive

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What are two cases of issues with the pigment in the eye

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Albinism, where the melanocytes are devoid of pigment, pink due to reflection from fundus

heterochromia iridis

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Where does the pupillary region of the iris end

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after the collarette

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Description of collarette

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located 2mm from the pupil margin

thickest portion of the iris

divides anterior surface of iris into pupillary and ciliary regions

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Description of pupillary ruff

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dark brown wrinkled rim of the pupil, at the pupillary margin

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Description of Crypts of Funchs

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Depressions in a radial pattern on the surface of the iris

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Contraction furrow

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Located in the outer region of the ciliary zone and becomes deeper when the pupil dilates

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What is iris nevus

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a dense flat area of pigment

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What are the three layers of the iris

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anterior border layer
stroma
pigment epithelium

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What are the two types of cells located in the anterior border layer

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Firboblasts and melanocytes (containts pigmented melanin)

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Which part of the iris is the anterior borer layer absent

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crypts of fuchs

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What is muscles are located in the stroma of the iris

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Smooth muscles, the sphincter and dilator

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What is the stroma composed of

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Highly vascular connective tissue containing collagen fibres, fibroblasts, melanocytes in a mucopolysaccharide matrix

Nerve fibres

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Name the layers in the pigment epitherlium

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anterior and posterior layer

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What does pigment epithelium extend around the pupil margin as

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It appears as pigmented pupil ruff

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What is the anterior layer of the pigment epithelium in contact with and which muscular process is it associated with

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The stroma of the iris and is closely associated with the muscular process of the dilator

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Where is the posterior layer of the pigment epithelium located

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It is bathed in with aqueous humour

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What is the difference between the posterior and anterior layer of the pigment epithelium

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Epithelial cells in posterior are larger and packed with melanin granules compared to the anterior layer which contains fewer pigment granules

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What is the posterior layer of pigmented epithelium continous with

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continous with the non-pigmented epitherlium of the ciliary body

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Which zone is the iris sphincter muscle located
Located inthe pupillary zone of the iris and encircles the pupil of the iris, about 1mm wide
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What is the iris sphincter muscle surrounded by
blood vessels and nerves (motor and sensory)
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What does the contraction of the sphincter cause
pupil constriction (miosis)
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Where is the iris dilator muscle located
It extends from the iris root to the sphincter muscle
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What does the iris dilator muscle cause
pupipl dilation (mydriasis)
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what is the function of the sphincter and dilator
-open and close the pupil aperture - regulates the amount of light entering the eye (normal adoult pupil size if often betweem 3 to 4mm in oridnary room light)
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What are the neural pathways involed in pupillary size control
- afferent path, transmits neural signals towards brain - efferent pathway, transmits neural signals from brain
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what is direct response to light
Light entering one eye produces a constriction of the pupil of that eye
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What is consensual response to light
Pupil constriction of one eye when the light is placed on the retina of the fellow eye. Is due to partial hemidecussation of nerve fibres at the optic chiasm of the visual pathway
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What is response of the pupils brought by the afferent pathway
When both pupils are reactive to light stimulus directly to one eye and thus providing stimulus to the fellow eye for consensual response
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Give a description of the afferent pathway
retinal photoreceptors to optic nerve to hemidecussation of nerve fibres at optic chiasm to optic tract just before the LGN to pretectal nuclues to epilateral and contralateral EWN of the oculomotor nuclues
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What happens to the afferent pathway if the left eye is unable to constrict when light is shown onto it
In the abnormal left eye, the eye cannot send signals from the left eye to the EWN so there will be an absence of signal to cross over from the optic chaism to the opposite side of the visual system
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What is the efferent parasympathetic pathway
EWN exit the midbrain with the CN III (oculomotor nerve) synapse in the ciliary ganglion, parasympathetic fibres travel via short ciliary nerves to iris sphincter and ciliary body
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What is the efferent symphathetic pathway
Hypothalamus, synapse at ciliospinal centre of budge, synapse at superior cervical ganglion, travels with nasociliary nerve thorugh superior orbital fissure, sympathetic nerve travels via long ciliary nerve to iris dilator muscle
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Which action of the pupil is sympathetic and parasympathetic
Dilation is sympathetic pathway Contraction is parasympathetic
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What will happen to pupil size with age
It will eventually become smaller and in advanced age, the pupil is often miotic
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What is anisocoria
Asymmetry in pupillary size between right and left eyes and can be either physiological and pathological
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How to tell physiological anisocoria
equal anisocoria in both bright and dim illumination and the asymmetry in pupil size rarely exceeds 1mm absence of afferent pathway defect Occurs in about 15% of population
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What does pathological anisocoria indicate
It indicates a defect in efferent neural pathway and pupuillary musculature
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If both eyes constrict in bright light but RE does not dilate in dim lightm what is the defective eye and the system
It is a right efferent sympathetic defect
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What happens to the pupil during near pupillary response
Constriction of pupil by iris sphincter muscle in response to change of fixation from distance to near
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Which autonomus nervous system and nerve plays a role in near pupillary response
Controlled by the eferent parasympathetic nervous system via the oculomotor nerve
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What is the near pupillary response
An accommodation-convergence-pupillary constriction reaction results from an association between the ciliary muscle medial recti muscles and iris sphicter muscle
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Why does convergence, accomodation and puppil constriction take place
Convergece, where medial recti muscles contracts, allows images of close object to remain on both foveas for single vission Accommodation, where cillary muscles contraction allows image in focus on both foveas Pupil constriction, where iris sphicter muscle contracts, which reduces spherical aberration and decreases the blur circle size which is a further optical aid to increase the depth of focus
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What is light near dissociation
an abnormal direct light reflex but a normal near reflex a lesion that affects the reaction of the pupil to light yet leaves the near reaction of the pupil intact
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What is the arterial supply to the iris
Major arteriral circle (MAC) located in the stroma of the ciliary body which is formed from two long posterior ciliary arteries and seven anterior ciliary arteries

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