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What are refractive errors?

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Impaired vision that improves w/ glasses

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What is Hyperopia?

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Eye too short for refractive power of cornea & lens→ light focused behind retina

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What is Myopia?

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Eye too long for refractive power of cornea & lens→ light focused in front of retina

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What is Astigmatism?

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ABN curvature of cornea resutling in different refractive power at different axes

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What is Accomodation?

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Focusing on near objects→ ciliary muscles tighten→ zonular fibers relax→ lens becomes more convex

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What does Accommodation occur with?

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Convergenc & miosis

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What is Presbyopia?

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Dec change in focusing ability during accomadation d/t sclerosis & dec elasticity

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What is Uveitis?

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Inflam of uveal coat (iris, ciliary body & choroid)

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What is Uveitis assoc w/?

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  • Systemic inflam disorders
  • Sarcoid
  • RA
  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • TB
  • HLA-B27 assoc cond
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What is Retinitis?

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Retinal edema & necrosis leading to scar

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What causes Retinitis?

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Often viral (CMV, HSV, HZV)

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What is Retinitis assoc w/?

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Immunosuppression

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What is Central retinal artery occlusion?

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Acute, painful monocular vision loss

Retina whitening w/ cherry-red spot

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What is Glaucoma?

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Optic neuropathy, usually w/ inc intraocular pressure (IOP)

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What is Open/wide angle Glaucoma char by?

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Peripheral then central vision loss usually assoc w/ inc IOP

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What is Open/wide angle Glaucoma?

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Optic disc atrophy w/ cupping

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What is Open/wide angle glaucoma assoc w/?

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  • Inc age
  • African American race
  • FHx
  • Inc IOP
  • MC in US
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What is the primary cause of open/wide angle glaucoma?

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Unclear

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What is the secondary cause of open/wide angle glaucoma?

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  • Uveitis
  • Trauma
  • Corticosteroids
  • Vasoproliferative retinopathy that can block or dec outflow at the trabecular meshwork
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What is Closed/narrow angle glaucoma?

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Enlargement or forward movement of lens against central iris l/t obstruction of normal aqueous flow through pupil→ fluid build up behing iris, pushing peripheral iris against cornea & impeding flow through the trabecular network

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What is Chronic closure closed/narrow angle glaucoma?

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Often asx w/ damage to optic nerve & peripheral vision

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What is Acute closure closed/narrow angle glaucoma?

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Ture ophthalmic emergency

Inc IOP iris forward→ angle closes abruptly

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What are the clinical features of Closed/narrow angle glaucoma?

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  • Very painful
  • Sudden vision loss
  • Halos around lights
  • Rock-hard eye
  • Frontal HA
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Why can’t you give Epi in closed/narrow angle glaucoma?

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Mydiratic effect

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What is a Catarct?
Painless, often bilateral, opacification of lens→ dec in vision
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What are the risk factors of Cataracts?
* Age * Smoking * Alcohol * Excessive sunlight * Prolonged corticosteroid use * Classic galactosemia * Galactokinase def * DM (sorbitol) * Trauma * Infection
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What is Pailledema?
Optic disc swelling (usually bilateral) d/t inc intracranial pressure
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What will be found on fundascopic exam in papilledema?
Enlarged blind spot & elevated opotic disc w/ blurred marigins
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What happens in CN III damage?
* Eye looks down & out * Ptosis * Pupillary dilation * Loss of accommodation
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What happens in CN IV damage?
* Eye moves upward particularly w/ contralateral gaze & ipsilateral head tilt
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What happens in CN VI damage?
Medially directed eye that cannot abduct
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What is Miosis?
Constriction controlled by PNS
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What is the 1st neuron involved in miosis?
Edinger-Westphal nucleus to ciliary ganglion via CN III
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What is the 2nd neuron involved in miosis?
Short ciliary nerves to pupillary sphincter muscles
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What is Mydriasis?
Pupil dilation controlled by SNS
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What is the 1st neuron involved w/ Mydriasis?
Hypothalamus to ciliospinal center of Budge (C8-T2)
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What is the 2nd neuron involved w/ Mydriasis?
Exit at T1 to superior cervical ganglion (travels along cervical SNS chain near lung apex, subclavian vessels)
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What is the 3rd neuron involved w/ Mydriasis?
Plexus along internal carotid, through cavernous sinus; enters orbit as long ciliary nerve to pupillary dilator muscles
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What is the Pupillary light reflex?
Light in either retina sends a signla via CN II to pretectal nuclei in midbrain that activate bilateral Edinger-westphal nuclei; pupils contract bilaterally
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What is Marcus Gunn pupil?
Afferent pupillary defect d/t to damage or retinal detachment . Dec bilateral pupillary constriction when light is shone in affected eye relative to uneffected eye
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What is CN III motor output to ocular muscles affected by?
Vascular dz d/t dec diffusion of oxygen & nutrients to the interior fibers from compromised vasculature that resides on outside of nerve
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What are the signs of CN III moto damage?
Ptosis, "down & out gaze"
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What is 1st affected in the PNS fibers of CN III?
Peripheral fibers 1st affected by compression
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What are the signs of damage to PNS fibers of CN III?
Diminished or absent pupillary ligh reflex "blown pupil"
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What is Retinal detachment?
Separation of neurosensory layer of retina from outermost pigment epithelium→ degen of photoreceptors→ vision loss
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What can retinal dettachment be secondary to?
* Retinal breaks * Diabetic traction * Inflam effusions
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Who are retinal breaks MC in?
Pt w/ high myopia & often preceded by posterior detachment & eventual monocular loss of vision like a "curtain drawn down"
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Which area of the retina affected in Age-related macular degeneration?
Central area of retina
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What does Age-related macular degeneration cause?
Distortion (metamorphopsia) & eventual loss of central vison (scotomas)
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What is Dry age-related macular degeneration?
Nonexudative \>80%
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What is seen on PE in Dry age-related macular degeneration?
Deposition of yellowish extracellular material beneath retinal pigment epi w/ gradual dec in vision
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What can prevent the progression of Dry age-related macular degeneration?
Multivitamin & antioxidant supplements
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What is Wet age-related macular degeneration?
Exudative, 10-15%
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What causes Wet age-related macular degeneration?
Rapid loss of vision d/t bleeding secondary to choroidal neovasculaization
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What is the tx for Wet age-related macular degeneration?
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections (anti-VEGF) or laser
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What is Meyer's loop?
Ineferior retina Loops around inferior horn of lateral ventricle
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What is Dorsal optic radiation?
Superior retina Takes shortest path via internal capsule
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What is the Medial longitudinal fasiculus (MLF)?
Pair of tracts that allows for crosstalk b/w CN VI & CN III nuclei. Cooridnates both eyes to move in same horizontal direction
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Who get MLF lesions?
Pts w/ demyelination since the MLF is highly myelinated
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What is Internuclear ophthalmoplegia?
MLF syndrome
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What happens in a MLF lesion?
When CN VI nucleus activates ipsi lateral nucleus, contra CN III nucleus doesn't stim medial rectus to fire. Abductin eye gets nystagmus

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