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Uveal tract Flashcards

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Embryology of uvea

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Derived from mesenchyme (neural crest + mesoderm)
Iris musculature and epithelial layers are from neuroectoderm.
Stoma is from mesoderm.

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Choroid layers

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SUPRACHOROIDEA - pigmented, links to lamina fusca
LARGE VESSELS (vains)
MEDIUM VESSLES
TAPETUM
CHORIOCAPILLARIS
BRUCH’S MEMBRANE - joins with basement membrane of RPE

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Difference of colour between two irides

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Heterochromia iridis

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Difference of the colour within the same iris

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Heterochromia iridum

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Merle ocular defects

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Heterochromia irides, iris hypoplasia, correctional, dyscoria, ppm, colobomas.
Homozygous animals- retinal dysplasia, microphthalmos, ON hypoplasia, cataracts. Deafness.

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Notch coloboma

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At pupillary margin

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Pseudopolycoria

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Multiple colobomatous defects in iris

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Anterior segment dysgenesis

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ASD. Faulty differetiation of mesenchyme of the anterior segment 
Goniodysgenesis 
PPMs 
Peter's anomaly 
Uveal cyst
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Iris atrophy

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Senile or following trauma, chronic uveitis, glaucoma

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Sings of uveitis

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Pain-> lacrimation, photophobia, blepharospam
Visual impairment 
Miosis, decreased iop, flare
Swollen iris, loss of detail
Hyperaemia or ciliary injection
Vitreous opacities
Chorioretinitis
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Sequelae of uveitis

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Chronic pain
Glaucoma>blindness
Corneal oedema/vasc 
Synechiae
Iris bombe 
Iris rest
Iris cyst 
Ectropion uvea
Iris neovasc, colour change,  atrophy
Dyscoria/ immobile pupil
Cataract / lens lux
Vitreous opacities/liquefaction/haemorrhage 
Retinal detachment 
Chorioretinal degeneration/pigment proliferation
Optic neuritis /atrophy
Endophthalmitis/panophthalmitis 
Hydrophthalmos/phthisis bulbi
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CAV uveitis

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1Mild/transient uveitis during acute phase of illness
2 severe keratouveitis 1-3 weeks after inj
Red iop, hypopyon, KPs common
ARThus reaction -> corneal odedema–> keratoglobus or conus or bullous keratopathy
Clears from limbus to the centre
Usually unilateral

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Canine herpesvirus uveitis

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Kerato-uveitis, chirioretinitis and panuveitis in puppies. Neonatal death

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Rickestial uveitis

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Ehrlichia canis (UK - monocytic ehrlichiosis /tropical canine pancytopaenia )
E. platys ( infectious cyclic thrombocytopaenia)
Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain ⛰️ spotted 🤒)
VASCULITIS AND THROMBOCUTOPAENIA

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Leptospirosis uveitis

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Number of serovars of diphasic protozoan causing asculitis or endothelitis
Ophth signs : conj, scleratitis, keratitis, kerato-uveitis +u.
Decreases T cell , incr B- cell

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Brucellosis

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May present as low grade uveitis

Zoonotic . Not in UK.

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Borreliosis

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Lime disease
Possibly implicated in uveitis
Lymphadenopathy
Lameness

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Fungal uveitis

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Imported animals 
Granulomatous or pyogranulomatous 
Blastomycosis 
Coccidio idomycosis 
Cryprococcosis 
Histoplasmosis
Aspergillosis 
Geotrichosis
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Toxoplasma uveitis

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Rare in dogs( concurrent disease present, sometimes chronic or subclinical infection)
Ant / post uveitis, eom, scleritis, ONitis.

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Neosorosis

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Mild uveitis
Ascending paralysis
V young dogs

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Migrating heminth larvae

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Toxocariasis (border collie)
Angiostrongylosis (mild-granul)
Filariasis( D immitis common in N America)

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Endophthalmitis

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Severe introcular inflammation which does not extend beyond the sclera.

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Panophthalmitis

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Severe intraocular inflammation which involves all ocular coats

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Breeds predisposed to USD (6)

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Chow chow 
Sobering husky 
Samoyed 
Golden retriever 
Shetland 🐑 dog
Japanese Akita
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USD

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Autoimmune reaction against melanocytes 
Signs: bilateral panuveotis 
Vitiligo (skin depigmentation) 
Poliosos (hair whitening) 
Mucocutaneous involvement

Additionally glaucoma., cataract , retinal detachment

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Examination of ocular trauma

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If eye too painful or intraocular contents lost - GA
Xray if bony damage is suspected
Check periocular region for brusing, contusion, laceration and penetrating injury.
Globe injury
Ultrasound I’d necessary

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Differentials for hyphaema

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Developmental (PHPV/PTVL/hyaloid vessels, RD, CEA) 
Aquired: 
Trauma (blunt, penetrating) 
Uveitis , vasculitis hypertension, hyperviscosity syndrome 
Neoplasia 
Coagulopathies 
Platelet disorders 
Retinal tear or detachment
Chronic glaucoma?
28
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Lipid aqueous values

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Trigliceride rich lipid in ah >25nmol/l
Not associated with raised cholesterol
If chylomicrons are also raised - milky

29
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What cases - lipid aqueous

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Primary chylomicronaemia in Min Schnauzers
Secondary chylomicronaemia
DM

30
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Primary Uveal neoplasia

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Melanoma 
Adenoma/adenocarcinoma 
Fibrosarcoma 
Leio myo sarcoma 
Haemangioma/haemangiosarcoma 
Medulloepithelioma
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Secondary uveal neoplasia

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Lymphoma, haemangiosarcoma 
Adenocarcinoma, fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma 
Rhabdo myo sarcoma 
Seminoma/transmissible veneral tumour
Malignant melanoma
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FIP uveitis

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Amongst non specific sings like lethargy, anorexis, pyrexia, wight loss and progressive neurological symptoms

AF, KPs, hypopyon, fibrin, vitritis, vasculitis, microhaemorrhages or hyphaema. Chorioretinitis and hyperviscisity syndrome.

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FeLV

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Retrovirus
Ocular sings 1) haemorrhage related to anaemia or 2) neoplasia
Uveitis : Immune mediated or non specific to reaction to cellular infiltration

34
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Fiv

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Ocular sings in late ( immunodeficient) stage if infection

Secondary infections and possible association with malignancy

35
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Feline mycotic infections

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Cryptococcus most common 
Coccidioidomycosis 
Blastomycosis 
Histoplasmosis 
Candidiasis
36
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Feline toxoplasmosis 🐈

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Rare in primary disease but often in secondary chronic toxo
Anterior uveitis
Intermediate uvetitis or pars planitis
Multifocal or generalised chorioretinitis granulomatous or non-
Retinal detachment

37
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Origin of spindle cell sarcoma in a cat 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️

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Release of lens epithelium by trauma

Ciliary body Epithelial cells can’t be excluded

38
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Feline 🐈 Idiopathic lymphocytic-plasmacytic uveitis

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Thought to be an example of local immune-mediated disease

39
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When optic cup invaginates?

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Day 19
Forms bilayer medullary epithelium
Inner layer (inner pig iris epith, non-pigmented CB epith, neutosensory retina) and
outer layer ( outer pig. iris epith, pigmented CB epith, RPE)

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Developmental abnormalities of uvea in dogs 🐕

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Incomplete development (coloboma)
Maldevelopment ( asd)
Incomplete regression of embriological tissue (PPMs)

41
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Cea - choroidal hypoplasia always bilateral, ON coloboma?

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Not always

42
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Ppm most common in ?

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Cocker spaniel

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Iris anatomy

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Pupillary zone , iris collarbone. Ciliary zone.
Iris attaches to sclera by pectinate fibres making up pectinate ligament
Ant border layer
Stroma (dilat/sp)
Epithelium

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CB anatomy

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Made up from smooth muscle (para) ct, bv, n. Bilayered epith
Pars plicata/plana
Lens zones from tips and valleys
Uveal part of ICDA

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Functions of CB

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Production and drainage of ah. Accommodation

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Stability of BAB

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Primate>dog>rabbit

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BRB

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Non fenestrated etinal vascular endothelium

Tight junctions between RPE

48
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Acaid

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Anterior chamber associated immune deviation

System trying to supress inflammation

49
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When bob breaks down

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Increased blood flow
Increased permeability
WBC migration

50
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Heterochromia iris

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In the same iris

Associated with Merle gene

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Merle ocular dysgenesis

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Excessively white coat with MOD
Often in rough and smooth collies, Australian shepherd, great dane. Old English Sheepdog
Often deaf
Iris hypoplsia/coloboma, dyscoria cataract, microphth RD, retinal detachment)

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Aniridia gene

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Pax6

53
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Mydriasis causes

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Drug
Oculoplegia
Iris atrophy - pg analogue if not sure
glaucoma

54
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Golden retriever uveitis

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More common in USA 
Dark iris, rest, multiple cysts. 
46% of eyes get glaucoma 
Poorly understood 
Great Danes sometimes
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Signs of anterior uveitis

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Flare, fibrin, KPs, hyphaema, hypopyon(sterile, inf, neo)
Iris colour change (rubeosis iridis cats, darkening dogs)
Miosis
Reduced iop
Corneal oedema

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How to differentiate low grade uveitis from Horner’s?

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Phenylephrine test, in uveitis won’t dilate as well , in H will
Conjunctival vessels blanch , deeper vessels won’t

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Miosis causes

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Drug pilocarpine, pg analogues
Uveitis
Horner

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Posterior uveitis

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Reduced vision
Choroidal effusion 
Optic neuritis 
Retinal detachment (usually flat) 
Retinal haemorrhage 
Vitreous opacity
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Sequelae to uveitis

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Posterior synachiae 
Ectropion uveae
Iris 💣 
Glaucoma 
Cataracts 🐈 >🐕 
Lens lux  🐈‍⬛️ 
Phthisis bulbi
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Uveitis causes

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Traumatic 
Immune-mediated (LIU, USD)
Infectious  (v, r, b, p, p, f, a)  
Neoplastic (prim, multicen,met, paran) 
Idiopathic 
Breed-related (goldens) 
Ulcerative keratitis 
Drug induced
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Septic implantation syndrome

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Lens capsule rupture –> intralenticular organisms>lenticular abscess> Endophthalmitis (10d-1y)

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Phacolytic LIU

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Lens protein leak though intact lens capsule > stimulate inflammation
Wose in rapidly forming cataracts

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Phacoclastic LIU

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Breach of lens capsule (penetrating trauma/ spontaneous)

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Wjat bread spontaneous lens capsule rupture in DM?

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Lab

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