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what is the difference between the anterior and posterior segment

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anterior:
cornea (light hits eye most refraction occurs here)
aqueous humour (water and nutrients)
lens (also refracts light, but less than cornea- water to lens has a smaller change)
FOCUSING

posterior:
retina
SENSING part

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what is the refractive index

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measure of bending of ray of light from one medium to another

index of air is lower than cornea index
change is greatest here, so more

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describe the cornea
what it does
layout (layers)

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major light focusing element of the eye
40D of fixed power

tear film
epithelium- constantly being replenished (damaged day to day)
stroma (90% thickness of cornea- gives structure and keeps it transparent)
endothelium (keep it transparent but DON’T REPLENISH) as you age the numbers reducde

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discuss the refraction of the eye

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CORNEA
-largest element (40D)
-interfaces with air (low RI0- big difference

LENS
-lesser element (20D)
-interfaces with aqueous- small difference
-vary in power

WHOLE EYE BALL
-about 60D

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what is accommodation
what happens to ciliary muscles and lens during far and near accommodation

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the act of focusing from distant to near and vice versa

DISTANCE
ciliary muscles are relaxed
zonular fibers under tension
lens flattens

CLOSE
ciliary muscles contract
zonular fibers relaxed
lens rounds

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what does it mean to have dual innervation of the iris

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sympathetic- dilation

parasympathetic- constriction

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what is the near triad

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  1. miosis
  2. convergence
  3. accommodation
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what happens if you lose parasympathetic supply to the eye

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3rd nerve palsy
-causes a big pupil

aneurysm in the posterior circulation of the brain
(eg. pca)

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what is presbyopia

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it is a refractive error
occurs in older people when they need glasses for reading
AGE RELATED

lose ability to focus on close
as lens gets thicker and less plasticity
muscles not working as well

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what is myopia vs hypermetropia

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MYOPIA
SHORT SIGHTED
eye too powerful (rays focused on front of retina)

HYPERMETROPIA
LONG SIGHTED
eyes not powerful enough (rays focused behind the retina)

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what are some risks with myopia

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-OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA
-RETINAL DETACHMENT

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what are some risks with hypermetropia

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-ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA
-ISCHAEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY

also associated with squint and lazy eye

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what is the main cause of visual impairment world wide

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UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR (cataract is second type)
-errors that can be correct by glasses/spectacles but are not

PRESBYOPIA- main type

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what is the commonest cause of blindness worldwide

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CATARACT

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what is the visual acuity assessment

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standard way to measure someone’s vision
6/6
patient/normal

for example
20/80

patient sees it at 20 feet but a person with normal vision could see that at 80 metres

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what is the standard distance for ‘big’ Snellen

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6 metres/ 20 feet

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what is the reduced visual acuity chart

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use the chart at 3 metres
top line is still called the 60 line

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what are the steps to testing distance visual acuity

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  1. measure out 3m
  2. cover left eye
  3. ask patient to read from top of chart
  4. chart perpendicular, good lighting, smoothed out and flat
  5. record number of smallest line
  6. if can’t read top line go to 1.5m
  7. if cant read go to 0.5m
  8. if cant read try counting fingers at 1m, hand movements then perception of light and classify with projection or with no projection of perception light then finally no perception of light

repeat for other eye
repeat with both eyes together
repeat with pinhole and with glasses

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what is driving vision (cars- not HVG)

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What is blindness 3

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what is blindness 4

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what is blindness 5

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no light perception

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what is moderate visual impairment

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what is severe visual impairment

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what is TRACHOMA
infectious disorder caused by Chlamydia transmitted by flies causes lashes to go wrong way and abrasion of eye- blindness cornea scarring preventable ad treatment eradicate fly antibiotics surgery
26
describe the retinal structure
outer nuclear layer (with rods and cones)- photoreceptors AT BACK produce signal to back of brain plexiform layers ganglion cell layers outer nuclear layer info from rods and cones is converged to ganglion cells, lateral cells and amacrine act to provide initial processing of visual signal
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describe difference between rods and coes
rods far more - 120 million HIGH CONVERGENCE to ganglion cells VISION IN GREYSCALE- night vision very light sensitive widespread distribution in retina broad spectral sensitivity cones 6 million LOW CONVERGENCE to ganglion cells BLUE GREEN RED 1/30th sensitivity of rods concentrated in macula narrow spectral sensitivity photoreceptors are depolarised in the dark hyperpolarised in the light
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what is the most sensitive part of the eye in terms of visual acuity
FOVEA- high cones sensitivity decreases as move away from centre
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what is found where the blind spot is
where optic nerve is
30
discuss role of opsin
chromophore RETINAL (derived from vitamin A) is found in all rods and cones changes shape when light hits it bound to protein (opsin) cascade PHOTOTRANSDUCTION there are different opsin types (each specific to a different type of cone) - 3 colours with rod retinal binding an opsin-- RHODOPSIN when light hits retinal it changes conformation- appears bleached
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what does vitamin a deficiency cause
night blindness then total corneal blindness then death
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is retina/ photoreceptors active during sleep
metabolically more active when you are asleep in DARK keep eye in hyperpolarised state which requires energy therefore can exploit as therapy for retinal disease
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what adaptations do photoreceptors have
detect levels of light -vision can be created in bright sunlight and star lit sky adapt to different ambience light dependent upon changes in Ca++ and cGMP levels within the cell altering the sensitivity of membrane channels
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what is cone fatigue
when you stare at a specific colour for too long, the cells that detect that frequency of light get fatigued after image is a result of photoreceptors not bein gin balance when they become less tired the balance is recovered and the after image disappears
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what happens due to age related macular degeneration
age related macular degeneration - eye does not readjust well to ambience light -retinal cell connectivity
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retinal cell connectivity to see objects and moving objects
how photoreceptors connect to ganglion cells by amacrine cells and bipolar cells
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what are bipolar cells
on cells- when light is shone they turn on -- NT release in the light- switch light on off cells-- opposite allows when something is moving u can see shadow and edge (via on/off bipolar cells)
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what do horizontal and amacrine cells do
connect bipolar cells and allow for summation of info to allow detection of edges and contrast RECEPTIVE FIELDS-- convergence of info from FR into bipolar cells than a ganglion cell
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what conditions cause problems to the retina
age related macular degeneration diabetes
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what is the optic nerve
collection of all the ganglion cells exit back of the eye through a hole in the sclera front focus light into retina, retina detects and changes it into electrical signal -- brain seen at the back of the eye (optic disc)
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does processing happen at the retina
yes convergence- 100 million photoreceptors but only 1 million ganglion cells ganglion cell transfers retinal info to the brain, optic nerve-chiasm-optic tract first synapse is at the lateral geniculate nucleus part of thalamus major relay station for sensory info

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