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BOARDS2: Retina/vitreous > White Spots In Retina > Flashcards

White Spots In Retina Flashcards

1
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What causes toxoplasmosis

A

Parasite toxoplama gondii causing a unilateral retinochoroiditis (focal fluffy yellow white lesion adjacent to inactive scar) + vitritis (headlights in fog)

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Congential toxoplasmosis

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90%, transplacental

  • mother infected DURING pregnancy
  • 10% of cases have severe systemic involvement-convulsions and cerebral calcification
  • most common infectious retinitis
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Acquired toxoplasmosis

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10%

Inhalation of parasite in cat feces, eating undercooked meat or cheese

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Treatment of toxoplasmosis

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Small peripheral lesions
-observation or Bactrim

Mod-severe vitritis or sight threatening lesions
-systemic steroids + one anti-toxo agent x 5-6 weeks (pyramethamine, sulfadiazine)

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Histoplasmosis cause

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Fungal infection from histoplasma gondii

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Signs of histo

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Bilateral, multifocal chorioditis + PPA + maculopathy and NO VITRITIS

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How do you get histo

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Transmitted by inhalation of spores insoil (contaminated with bird or bat droppings)
OH/MS river valleys

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Symptoms of histo

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Asymptomatic unless mac invovled

-20% recurrence of CNVM over 3 years if mac invovled

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Treatment for histo

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AntiVEGF if CNMV

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Bests disease

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AD, abnormal accumulation of lipofuscin in RPE cells
Bilateral “egg yolk” subfoveal lesions
Dx in early childhood (5-10yo)
-75% have VA >20/40 at time of Dx
-only mild VA decrease (20/30-20/50) through midlife

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Stage 1 bests

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EOG < 1.8

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Stage 2 bests

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2 egg yolks

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Stage 3 bests

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Pseudohypopyon

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Stage 4 bests

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Scrambled eggs

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Stage 5 bests

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End stage, mod/severe VA loss d/t CNVM, mac atrophy

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16
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Treatment for bests

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None, low vision if needed

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Dominant drusen

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Bilateral scattered drusen in posterior pole
Asymptomatic unless mac involved 
Drusen in mac may cause CNVM or atrophy 
Decreased VA in 50-60yo
TX=antivegf, low vision if needed
18
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Adult foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy

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Presents age 30-50. Signs similar to bests, but the overall prognosis is better; patients classically present with minimal metamorphopsia, mild VA loss, a normal EOG and ERG, and a slight tritan color defect

19
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Stargardts disease

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Most common hereditary mac dystrophy
AR
Age of Dx=6-20yo

20
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Early stage Stargardts

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Bilateral pisciform yellow flecks in posterior pole/mid periphery, no specific RPE molting in the macula, loss of FLR, normal ERG, decreased VA more than expected

21
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Late stage Stargardts

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Beaten bronze mac (bulls eye mac) and “salt and pepper” changes in periphery + abnormal ERG=VA 20/200 by 30, then stable ish

22
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Treatment for Stargardts

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None

Low vision

23
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Fundus flavimaculatus

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  • Stargardts variant without macular dystrophy
  • dx 40-50yo
  • bilateral pisciform yellow flecks in post pole
  • asymptomatic unless flecks in macula
  • no treatment-low vision is needed
24
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Clinical use of ERG

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Detecting retinal abnormalities that affect a significant portion of the retina
MfERG can be used to detect maculopathies

25
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Clinical use of EOGs

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Best at assessing RPE function and is very useful in the diangosis of bests disease

26
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Sensitivity of ERG

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Not very sensitive at detecting retinal diseases that’s only affects a small part of the retina

27
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Sensitivity of EOG

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Effective at detecting subtly changes in toxic maculopathies such as plaquenil toxicity

28
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Administration of ERG

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Electrodes embedded within a CL are placed on the eye

29
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Administration of EOG

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Electrodes do not touch eye; placed on the skin adjacent tot the eye

30
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Parameter measured in ERG

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Sum total of the electrical activity of the retina

31
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Parameter measured in EOG

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Difference in the electrical potential between the front and back of the eye with eye movement (cornea (+), retina (-))

32
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Clinical interpretation of ERG

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Amplitude of A wave and B wave; latency to the thought of the A wave and the peak of the B wave.

33
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Clinical interpretation of EOG

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Ratio of the height of the light peak compared to the depth of the dark trough. Ratio should be 2:1 or greater; less than 1.8=abnormal

34
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Ocular structures assessed in ERG

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PRs (rods and cones)
Bipolar and mueller cells
To a lesser extent: RPE

35
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Ocular structures assessed in EOG

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Mostly RPE and macula

36
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Patient selection for ERG

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Can be performed on patients of all ages but may require sedation

37
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Patient selection for EOG

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Cannot usually be performed on kids under 5 because patient cooperation is required

38
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Patient particiapation in ERG

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None required

39
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Patient cooperation in EOG

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Must look left and right continuously

40
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Drugs that cause pigment changes in the retina

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Chlorpromazine
Thioridazine
Indomethacin

BOARDS2: Retina/vitreous (8 decks)

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