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1
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What are the second order neurons in the retina?

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Bipolar cell

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2
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What is the third order neuron in the retina?

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Retinal ganglion cells

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3
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What do the retinal ganglion cells connect?

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Retina to LGN

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4
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What are the interneurons of the retina?

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  • horizontal cells

- Amacrine cells

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5
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What supplies blood to the photoreceptors?

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Choroidal vasculature

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6
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Are there any blood vessels in the fovea?

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no

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In their normal state, are photoreceptors depolarized or hyperpolerized? Why?

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Depolarized

-more open Na channels, increased Na conductivity

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8
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What does light do to photoreceptor?

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  • decrease cGMP
  • closes cGMP dependent Na channels
  • Cell hyperpolarizes, graded
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9
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What is the main function of the retinal pigmented epithelium?

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  • phagocytose the most apical outer segment discs of photoreceptors and recycle
  • Rods and cones produce about 100 new discs each every day
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10
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What are the 5 functions of the Retinal pigmented epithelium?

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  1. Form the blood/PR barrier
  2. Daily phagocytosis of outer segment discs
  3. Vitamin A metabolism – reisomerize from trans back to cis
  4. Melanin production to allow for high acuity
    - High density of melanosomes and microvilli around cones – directional
    - Low density of melanosomes and microvilli around rods – scatter
  5. Neovascular barrier to prevent choroidal vasculature from entering the subretinal space
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11
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Close to _____ ratio of cone to retinal ganglion cell at the fovea.

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1:1

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12
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Genes for long and middle wavelength opsins are tightly linked on the _____ chromosome.

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X

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13
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What does the dorsal stream process?

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“Where”

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14
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What does the ventral stream process?

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“What”

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15
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What is an agnosia?

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-failure of recognition

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16
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What is an apraxia?

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  • failure to execute learned purposeful movements

e. g. inability to fixate in visual space

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17
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What is a scotoma?

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  • Areas of blindness resulting from damage to V1

- Blind in corresponding contralateral visual field of both eyes

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18
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Which layer do neurons of the LGN input to in V1?

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Layer 4 = simple cells

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19
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Which layer of V1 are simple cells located?

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Layer 4

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20
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Which layer of V1 are complex cells located?

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Layer 2/3

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21
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Tonic Pupils = _____

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sector iridoplegia (vermiform)

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22
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What are versions?

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-binocular movements in the same direction

=saccades & smooth pursuit

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23
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What is supraversion?

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Up gaze

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24
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What is infraversion?

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down gaze

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25
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What is levotorsion?

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When eyes rotate (wheel) tot he left

26
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What are vergence eye movements?

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  • binocular, disconjugate eye movements

- convergence & divergence

27
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What are vestibulo-ocular eye movements?

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  • reflexive

- compensate for change in head position (semicircular canals)

28
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What is esotropia?

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  • inward eye deviation

- usually unilateral

29
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What is exotropia?

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outward eye deviation

30
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What is hypertropia?

A

vertical eye deviation

31
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What is the clinical term for double vision?

A

Diplopia

32
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What is cranial nerve palsy vs paresis?

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  • Palsy: Complete paralysis of muscle innervated by a cranial nerve (can’t get past midline)
  • Paresis: Incomplete paralysis of muscle innervated by a cranial nerve
33
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Where is the origin of the inferior oblique?

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anterior-medial orbit

34
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What is Herring’s law?

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  • law of parallel innervation
  • voluntary and involuntary eye movements
  • muscles are “yoked” and movements conjugate
35
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What is Sherington’s law?

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  • law of reciprocal innervation to extraocular muscles

- when agonist is activated, antagonist is suppressed

36
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What is the leading cause of blindness in patients 20-64?

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Diabetic Retinopathy

37
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What is the pathogenesis of Non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy?

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  • vessels are abnormal
  • endothelial cells die
  • VEGF
  • random fragile vessels develop
  • these vessels burst
38
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What is the pathogenesis of proliferative diabetic retinopathy?

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  • large tufts of vessels growing out of retina

- vitreous hemorrhage

39
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Does diabetic retinopathy cause an afferent pupilary defect?

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rarely

40
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Does diabetic retinopathy cause scotomas?

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  • usually not

- may have relative scotoma in areas of severe edema or ischemia

41
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How do we treat diabetic retinopathy?

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  1. blood sugar control
  2. Blood pressure control
  3. discussion with internist
    others: pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP); VEGF inhibitor
42
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What is the most common cause of central acuity loss in patients over 50?

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Age related Macular degeneration (AMD)

43
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What is the pathogenesis of age related macular degeneration (AMD)?

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  • Drusen accumulates between RPE & choroid
  • small round yellow lesions, contain lipids
  • product of lipid peroxidation
  • RPE can atrophy over time
44
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Is there afferent pupilary defect in age related macular degeneration?

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no

45
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What may be an early finding in age related macular degeneration?

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metamophopsia

46
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What is the treatment for age related macular degeneration?

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  • vitamins (antioxidants and zinc)

- Injection of VEGF inhibitor

47
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What is retinitis pigmentosa?

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  • genetic disease of rods
  • night blindness
  • progressive peripheral vision loss
  • genetic
48
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What is the pathogenesis of retinitis pigmentosa?

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-degeneration of rods, with secondary loss of RPE, and 3’ loss of cones

49
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Is there afferent pupilary defect with retinitis pigmentosa

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no

50
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What is the treatment for retinitis pigmentosa

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none available

51
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What is the pathogenesis of glaucoma?

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  • RGC axons die at optic nerve head
  • squeezed by lamina cribrosa
  • CUPPING
52
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Is there afferent pupilary defect in glaucoma?

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Not at first, will develop later

53
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What is the treatment for glaucoma?

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-lower intraocular pressure

54
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What is central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)?

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-clot of central retinal artery

55
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How does a patient present with a central artery occlusion?

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  • sudden, massive loss of vision
  • cherry red spot
  • big afferent pupilary defect
56
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What are the possible treatments of central retinal artery occlusion?

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  • ocular massage
  • IOP reduction
  • tPA
57
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What is a risk factor for central retinal artery occlusion?

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-giant cell arteritis (GCA)

58
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What is optic neuritis?

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  • sudden loss of vision in one eye, often central
  • pain with eye movments
  • massive afferent pupilary defect
59
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What is the most common cause of optic neuritis?

A

MS

60
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What is the pathogenesis of optic neuritis?

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MS: demyelination of ganglion cell axons in optic nerve

Other: infiltration, inflammation, ischemia, infection

61
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What is the treatment of optic neuritis?

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  • IV Steroids

- vision will return, often to baseline

62
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Is there afferent pupilary defect in retinal detachment?

A

-no, unless massive and of long duration

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