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What is the anatomy of the conjunctiva?

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  • Thin, transparent pink mucous membrane
  • Starts at limbus (junction between cornea and sclera)
  • Covers the globe itself – bulbar conjunctiva
  • Lines inner aspects of upper/lower eyelids - palpebral conjunctiva
  • Space between is conjunctival sac
  • Lines both sides of third eyelid
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Label

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  1. Dorsal fornix
  2. Bulbar conjunctiva
  3. Palpebral conjunctiva
  4. Upper eyelid
  5. Lower eyelid
  6. Third eye lid
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Of the conjunctiva, what is the:

A) Vascular supply?

B) Nerve supply?

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A) Rich

B) Sparse

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What provides the lymphatic drainage of the conjunctiva?

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CALT = Conjunctiva-Associated-Lymphoid- Tissue

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What is the mobility of the conjunctiva?

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•Freely mobile apart from attachments at limbus and eyelid margin

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Name 4 clinical signs of Acute conjunctivitis (6)

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  • Unilateral or bilateral
  • Hyperaemia (conjunctival redness)
  • Chemosis (oedema of conjuctiva)
  • Swelling or thickening
  • Mild irritation, e.g. mild blepharospasm
  • Discharge

–Lacrimation

–Mucoid, purulent, mucopurulent, haemorrhagic

•(Pruritus, e.g allergic conjunctivitis)

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What is seen with this acute conjunctivitis?

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  • Hyperaemia
  • Mild chemosis
  • Serous discharge
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What is this? Give an example of a cause

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Chemosis e.g. allergy

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Which breed is commonly affected by this? What is it?

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Shar Pei dogs are frequently affected with mucinosis

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What is the term for deep set eyes?

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Enophthalmos

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What is ‘medial canthal pocket syndrome’? Where is it “normal”?

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•Mucus accumulates at medial canthus

Dolichocephalic breeds

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What is this?

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‘medial canthal pocket syndrome’

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Name 3 clinical signs of Chronic conjunctivitis (4)

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  • Hyperaemia, discharge etc as for acute conjunctivitis
  • Thickening (squamous metaplasia of epithelium) of conjunctiva
  • Hyperpigmentation
  • Follicular hyperplasia
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What can be seen here?

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Chronic conjunctivitis

Palpebral is pigmented

Thickened

Hyperpigmented

(upper is inverted)

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What can be seen here?

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Follicular hypertrophy
See all follicles

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Where is it normal for some species to have a patch of follicles?

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Back of third eyelids

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What are the 5 types of canine conjunctivitis?

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  • Infectious
  • Non-infectious
  • Extension from local disease
  • Secondary to another ocular disease
  • Secondary to systemic disease
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What is the most common type of infectious conjunctivitis?

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Secondary

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What is the common bacterial infection cause of (secondary) infectious conjuctivitis?

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–Commensal Gram +ve organisms, e.g. Staphylococcus sp, Streptococcus sp

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Name a viral infection which may cause infectious conjunctivitis?

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Canine herpes 1

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Name a paratie infection which may cause infectious conjunctivitis?

How would you find it?

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Thelazia

–Worm living behind third eyelid

–Think about the rescue dogs coming in

–Look behind the 3rd eyelid with forceps

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What is this?

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Bacterial conjunctivitis

(purulent discharge)

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Name 6 underlying causes for conjunctivitis (9)

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  • Eyelid problem, e.g. entropion, ectropion
  • Eyelash problem, e.g. distichia, ectopic cilia
  • Tear film problem, e.g. dry eye
  • Tear duct infection (dacryocystitis)
  • Trauma, e.g. FB, laceration
  • Allergic e.g. atopic dermatitis

–If it does have skin disease they are probably linked

  • Irritants e.g. smoke, sand, neomycin
  • Ligneous conj’itis in Dobermann
  • Radiation-induced
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What is this?

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Entropion - eyelid turns in

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How would you treat entropian?
Hotz-Celsus: removal of elliptical piece of skin and evert the eyelid
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What is this?
Ectropion - everted eyelid
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What are each of these?
A) Normal B) Distichia C) Ectopic cilia
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What is this?
Distichiasis - extra eyelashes
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What is this?
Ectopic cilia – Pain! Everted upper to show just one will cause discomfort
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What does this show?
Subconjunctival haemorrhage.
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Name 2 things conjunctiva might be affected by (3)
* Blepharitis (eyelid inflammation) * Lacrimal disease, e.g. ‘cherry eye’ (prolapse of third eyelid gland) * Orbital disease, e.g. retrobulbar abscess
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Other than conjuctivitis, name 2 causes of a red eye (3)
–Uveitis –Glaucoma –Scleritis/episcleritis
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Name 4 systemic diseases which involves the conjunctiva (6)
–Anaemia –Jaundice –Coagulopathy –Neoplasia,e.g. lymphoma –Auto-immune disease –Systemic hypertension
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Name 2 diagnostic approaches to diagnosing canine conjunctivitis to examine the pertinent parts of the eye exam (4)
* Eyelid conformation and eyelid margins * Tear production –Schirmer tear test • Fluorescein dye application – Check for corneal ulcer – Assess patency of tear duct • General examination including skin
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How do we treat canine conjuncitivits?
* Treat/remove underlying cause * Topical antibiotic therapy –Fusidic acid (Isathal®) * First choice in the UK * Treats Gram +ve organisms most commonly found in canine conjunctivitis (Staph’ sp, Strep sp) –Chloramphenicol drops/ointment –Other antibiotics based on culture & sensitivity
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What is Keratoconjunctivitis sicca?
•Immune-mediated destruction of lacrimal tissue
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Label
a = lacrimal gland (dorsolateral orbit) b = third eyelid gland (nictitans gland);
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Name 5 causes of dry eye in the dog (6)
* Immune-mediated MOST COMMON CAUSE * Congenital –Lacrimal gland aplasia/hypoplasia •Neurogenic –Unilateral, dry eye/dry nose •Toxic –Sulphonamide drugs •Endocrine disease –Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism •Iatrogenic –Removal of third eyelid gland
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How can you diagnose KCS?
* Schirmer tear test (STT) * Quantitative measurement of tear production * Measures aqueous part of tear film (3 parts) * Measures basal and reflex tear production –Reflex tear production is in response to sensation of paper strip in contact with cornea, therefore placement of strip in eye is important
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What is a diagnostic STT for KCS?
0-10 mm/min
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What makes us suspect KCS?
Conjunctivitis & tenacious discharge Discharge stick to the surface Eye is dry
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What is the difference in discharge betwen dry eye and a dog with normal tear production?
Dry eye - discharge adheres to cornea Normal producton - collects around eyelid
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How do you treat KCS?
* Lifelong therapy - control not cure * Tear substitutes –Various false tear preparations in eye drop, gel or ointment formulation •Tear stimulants (lacrimogenic) –Cyclosporine 0.2% (Optimmune) •Broad spectrum topical antibiotic to treat secondary e.g. Staphylococcal sp infection
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What is cherry eye?
Prolapse of third eyelid gland
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Cherry eye: A) What age is affected? B) Name 2 common breeds
A) \<1yo B) Bulldog, Lhasa Apso, Shih Tzu, ACSp, Mastiff breeds
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What is this?
Cherry eye
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How can we treat cherry eye?
•Surgical replacement –‘pocket’ technique –tacking procedures
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What are the 2 causes of feline infectious conjunctivitis?
–Chlamydia –Herpes
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What are the 5 agents of bacterial conjunctivitis. Highlight the most important
**1.Chlamydophila felis (bacterium)** **2.Feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1) (virus)** 3. Feline calicivirus (FCV) 4. Mycoplasma felis (bacterium) 5. Bordetella bronchiseptica (bacterium)
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Name clinical signs of Chlamydophila felis
–Unilateral conjunctivitis, becomes bilateral within a few days –Chemosis often marked, hyperaemia –No corneal signs •Differentiate from herpes –Absent or mild upper respiratory disease •Not generally coughing or sneezing
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What do we suspect?
Chlamydophila felis
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How do we diagnose C. Felis?
* Clinical signs (non specific) * Conjunctival swab for PCR test * PCR has superseded culture
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How do we treat C. Felis?
* Systemic treatment indicated as organism affects respiratory tract, GIT and reproductive tract as well as eye * Doxycycline antibiotic of choice –5mg/kg bid or 10mg/kg sid for three weeks –NB teeth discolouration and oesophagitis •Amoxycillin-clavulanate in pregnant queen or kittens
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What are the clinical signs of Feline Herpesvirus 1 by age?
•Kittens and young cats –Bilateral conjunctivitis in conjunction with upper respiratory signs (cat flu) –+/- corneal ulceration •Adult cats –Unilateral ocular discharge with mild conjunctivitis –History of previous upper respiratory infection –Wide range of other conditions, e.g. sequestrum, entropion, eosinophilic keratitis
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What is this and how do we know?
Dendritic corneal ulcer Uptake – virus tracking along epithelium and chlamydia has not tropism for corneal epithelium – KNOW this is herpes as nothing lse does this
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How can we diagnose FHV 1?
* History and clinical signs * Conjunctival swab for PCR test –Same technique as for C felis –Swab site of interest i.e. swab cornea, conjunctiva and/or oropharynx •PCR has superseded culture (like C felis)
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How can we treat FHV 1?
•Nursing –Cleaning eyes, nutrition, rehydration –Supportive –Kittens can easily get dehydrated •Broad-spectrum antibiotic to prevent/treat secondary bacterial infection –Topical for eyes (e.g. fusidic acid, chloramphenicol) –Systemic for respiratory involvement e.g. amoxycillin-clavulanate –Reason behind this – prevent secondary •Anti-virals –Topical e.g. ganciclovir –Systemic e.g. famcyclovir (fairly expensive) –Expensive and hard to obtain –Reserve for persistence
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Give clinical signs of feline calcivirus
* Upper respiratory disease, oral ulceration, polyarthritis * Conjunctivitis
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Mycoplasma sp: A) Where is it seen? B) How do we diagnose? C) How do we treat?
A) Normal cats B) PCR C) Topical antibiotics
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Bordetella bronchiseptica: A) What gram?? B) What is affected? C) What is the risk? D) How do we diagnose? E) Name a treatment option
A) Negative B) Respiratory tract s C) Dogs infect cats Zoonosis D) Culture and/or PCR E) Doxycycline

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