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Week 130 - Ophthalmology General Flashcards

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What is emmetropia?

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Normal refractive state of the eye (aka normal vision)

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What lens do you use to correct hypermetropic vision?

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(long-sighted) - Convex lens

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What lens do you use to correct myopic vision?

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Concave lens

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What receptors are situated on the circular muscle of iris?

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M3 receptors (parasympathetic)
-> constricting pupil
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What receptors are situated on the radial muscle of iris?

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β1 receptors (sympathetic)

-> dilating pupil

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At what receptor does Atropine act and what are its effects (with regards to the eye).

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M3 (antagonist) - Pupil dilation

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At what receptor does Homatropine act and what are its effects (with regards to the eye).

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M3 (antagonist) - Pupil dilation

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At what receptor does Cyclopentolate act and what are its effects (with regards to the eye).

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M3 (antagonist) - Pupil dilation

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At what receptor does Tropicamide act and what are its effects (with regards to the eye).

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M3 (antagonist) - Pupil dilation

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At what receptor does Phenylephrine act and what are its effects (with regards to the eye).

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α1 (agonist) - Pupil dilation

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The anterior retina is supplied by which artery?

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Central Retinal artery

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What is supplied by the posterior ciliary arteries?

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Optic nerve head, fovea/macula, posterior retina and the photoreceptors
Also Choroid

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What visual acuity is considered as “legally blind”?

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6/60

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What is scintillating scotomata?

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“water running down window, kaleidoscope pattern” (symptom of migraine (the aura), emboli and giant cell arteritis)

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A 63-year old male attended his optometrist complaining of “spots before the eyes”. Suggest two causes of these symptoms.

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1) Posterior vitreous detachment
2) Vitreous haemorrhage
3) Posterior segment inflammation (uveitis)

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A 30 year old male presents with blurred vision in R eye, dull ache + red (acute). He takes mesalazine for UC. Likely diagnosis?

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Uveitis

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Name THREE glands in the eyelid

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Sebaceous glands (glands of Zeis)
Ciliary glands (glands of Moll) - modified sweat glands
Tarsal glands - pour oily secretion onto the margin of lid
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Name TWO muscles of the eyelids

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Orbicularis oculi - closes eyelids

Levator palpebrae superioris - raises the upper lid

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What passes through the nasolacrimal canal?

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Nasolacrimal duct - carries tears from lacrimal sac into the nasal cavity

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What passes through the Inferior Orbital fissure?

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Zygomatic Branch of Maxillary Nerve
Inferior ophthalmic vein
Sympathetic Nerves

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What passes through the Superior Orbital fissure?

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Lacrimal Nerve, Frontal Nerve
Trochlear Nerve, Oculomotor Nerve, Abducent Nerve
Nasociliary Nerve, Superior Ophthalmic Vein

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Where is Aqueous Humour found and where is it secreted from?

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Anterior + Posterior Chambers
Secretion from ciliary processes
It then ends up flowing into the canal of Schlemm
Nourishes cornea + lens

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Where is Vitreous Humour found and where is it secreted from?

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Transparent gel filling eyeball

Not actively replaced

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What is an EFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT, and what is signifies?

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One eye remains dilated regardless of which eye light is shone into. Lesion in efferent limb (e.g. third nerve palsy)

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What is a Relative AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT, and what it signifies?
Both eyes dilate when light is swung across from normal eye, and shone into affected eye. Lesion anterior to chiasm
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Which muscles insert into the Annulus of Zinn?
Lateral Rectus, Medial Rectus, Superior Rectus, Inferior Rectus, Superior Oblique
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What is the innervation of the muscles of the orbit?
LR6 SO4 3
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Where does the occulomotor nerve originate (names of nuclei)?
Somatic Motor Nucleus (voluntary) | Edinger Westphal Nucleus (accomodation + constriction)
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Which nerve is most commonly injured when Intra-cranial pressure rises?
Abducent Nerve - causes medial deviation of eye + diplopia
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What are the functions of Ciliary Ganglion?
Sensation of part of eye Pupilary dilation + elevation of upper eyelid (sympathetic) Pupillary constriction and accomodation (parasympathetic)
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What are the symptoms (3) of Horner's Syndrome?
Ptosis, Miosis (constriction of pupils), Anhidrosis (lack of sweat)
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What are the causes of Horner's Syndrome?
1) Pancoast tumour of lung 2) Thoracic aortic aneurysm 3) Trauma 4) Compression along sympathetic chain
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What would the position of eye be in occulomotor nerve palsy?
Dilated pupil + eye down and out
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What is hypertensive retinopathy?
damage to retina due to HIGH BP
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What is Optic Neuritis?
Inflammation of optic nerve (may cause complete or partial loss of vision)
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What is Strabismus?
Eyes not properly aligned with each other
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What is Nystagmus?
Eye moving in a "jerky" fashion
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What are the two types of Glaucoma?
Open Angle - canal of Schlemm blocked | Closed Angle - iris obstructs trabecular network and subsequently the canal of Schlemm
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What are the secondary causes of Glaucoma?
Inflammation/uveitis Trauma Drugs (e.g. steroids) Diabetes/neovascular
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What is the most common malignant intraocular tumour of children?
Retinoblastoma (Flexner-Wintersteiner rosettes on inspection)
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What is a cataract?
Opacification of the lens due to denaturation of proteins in lens fibres - loss of visual acuity and contrast
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What is Giant Cell Arteritis?
Inflammation of large + medium sized arteries (usually of head and neck). Leads to blurred vision or sudden blindness, headaches, tender temporal artery. Emergency - high dose steroids
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Name (3) the branches of V1
1) Frontal Nerve (i)Supraorbital nerve (ii) Supratrochlear nerve 2) Lacrimal Nerve 3) Nasociliary Nerve
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What is Anisocoria? and name two types
Difference in pupil sizes 1) Adie pupil - parasymp defect = large atonic pupil 2) Horner's syndrome - symp defect = small pupil
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What is sympathetic ophthalmitis?
v. rare complication of eye trauma. antigens exposed -> autoimmune reaction = can go blind
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What is a hyphaema?
Bleeding between iris and cornea (i.e. anterior chamber)
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What are the two types of macular degeneration?
Acute ("wet") macular degeneration - neovascular | Non-neovascular ("dry") - little impact on vision
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What is the treatment for neovascular ("wet") macular degeneration?
Anti-VEGF (Ranibizumab (Lucentis))
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What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome?
Visual hallucinations in people with macular degeneration
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What is the process that occurs in Rods/Cones in the DARK?
GTP is converted to cGMP (by guanylate cyclase). | cGMP keeps Na+/Ca2+ channels open -> cell depolarised
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What is the process that occurs in Rods/Cones in the LIGHT?
Photon hits Rhodopsin (11-cis retinal -> all-trans retinal) Opsin is activated -> activates phosphodiesterase cGMP->GMP = Ca/Na channel closes Na/Ca exchanger removes Ca -> membrane Hyperpolarised (less glutamate released)
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How does the photoreceptor:bipolar cell ratio vary?
Periphery - many photoreceptors:bipolar cell | Centre - single photoreceptor:bipolar cell
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What is used to assess colour vision defects?
Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates
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Name three photosensitive cells?
Rods Cones (three types - colour) Photosensitive retinal ganglion cell (regulation of diurnal rhythms)
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What clinical feature will be present in retrobulbar neuritis (common in MS)?
Relative afferent pupillary defect
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What are the differential diagnoses in a patient with light-near dissociation?
Dorsal midbrain syndrome -causes include pineal tumour, MS, brainstem infarction. (neurosyphilis)
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What are the divisions of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus?
6 laminae 1,2 = magnocellular (movement, temporal contrast) 3-6 = parvocellular (colour, spatial contrast) 1-6 = Koniocellular (blue-yellow contrast)
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What does conjunctiva line?
Eyelid + anterior eyeball
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What keeps the cornea transparent?
Ion pump in the endothelium keeps the collagen fibrils within the stroma in a state of dehydration
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What happens in accommodation?
Pupil constriction (circular muscle (sphincter pupillae) contraction) Lens becomes more convex (contraction of muscles of ciliary body) Controlled by parasympathetic fibers (CN III) from the Edinger-Westphal nucleus
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What does vitreous humour consist of?
99% water | Collagen fibrils & hyaluronan
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What else can shingles on the end of the nose affect?
Nasociliary nerve - branch to eyeball also supplies tip/side of nose VZV infection can affect both
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What kind of vision defect would a pituitary tumour cause?
Bitemporal hemianopia
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What are the main causes of conjunctivitis?
Bacterial (e.g. chlamydia), Viral (Adenoviruses, HSV)
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What are the main features of glaucoma?
Optic disc cupping ↑intraocular pressure ?Visual field loss
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What is the most common type of glaucoma?
Acquired Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG)
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What are the treatments for glaucoma?
1) topical β-blockers (e.g. timolol) 2) carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (e.g. dorzolamide) 3) α-adrenergic agonist (e.g. apraclonidine) 4) parasympathomimetic (pilocarpine)
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What are the main causes of Retinal Detachment?
Tractional - retina is pulled Exudative - caused by breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, allowing fluid to accumulate in subretinal space Rhegmatogenous - caused by tear or hole

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