I and tooth Flashcards
eye shit (103 cards)
Identify the lens zonules and ciliary body in a eye ?
Identify the tapetum, choroid, retina and sclera in the eyeball ?
Globe
Describe the anatomy of the orbit in a dog or cat ?
The Orbit
The bony socket of the skull in which the eye and its adnexa live
- composed of seven skull bones and an orbital ligament
- it is incomplete in small animals - which makes it subject to trauma
- contains a foramina (Cranial nerve; optic nerve 2, occulomotor three, trochlear four, trigeminal nerve five, and the abducens 6).
- contains the globe and extraocular muscles
Orbital cone
- extraocular muscles+ blood vessels + nerves
Describe the indications and contraindications for the use of atropine in eye treatments ?
Atropine
Indication
- causes dilation of the pupil (Mydriasis)
- blocks iris sphincter and prevents ciliary spasm to relieve pain
- this enables a Vet to carry out an eye exam or surgery
Contraindications
- decreases tear production (never use with dry eye or glycoma)
- increases intraocular pressure
- may cause colic in horses or hypersalivation in cats.
Describe the Iridocorneal angle ?
Iridocorneal angle
- located between the cornea and iris
- structure responsible for the outflow of aqueous humour from the anterior chamber
What is abnormal about this eye ?
What leads to this abnormality ?
- Dermoid; patch of skin on the surface of the globe
- Failure of ectoderm modification from skin to corneal epithelium.
- What is abnormal about the eye ?
- What leads to this type of abnormality ?
- Persistant papillary membrane
- This is a developmental disorder; of the iris and retina
- foetal blood vessel remnants
What tests could you use to assess vision ?
Vision assessment
- Menace (learnt so must be >12weeks in puppy and kitten).
- tracking of a cotton ball
- tracking a spot of light
- obstacle course
- visual placement response
Identify this condition and its potential causes ?
Enophthalmos
A sunken globe with protrusion of the third eyelid.
Causes of Enophthalmos
1. Dehydration and severe cachexia
2. Loss of orbital fat (old age)
3. Ocular pain (retractor bulbi)
4. Loss of muscle mass associated with myopathy
5. periorbital fractures or trauma
Describe two clinical signs of orbital disease ?
Enophthalmos and
Exophthalmos
Identify; 6 CS of exophthalmos
Identify this condition and describe its clinical signs ?
Exophthalmos
This is protrusion of the globe and third eyelid.
Clinical signs
- decreased retropulsion
- eyeball deviation (strabismus).
- pain - evident when jaw opened by practitioner + temporomandibular area
- periorbital swelling
- third eyelid protrusion
- exposed cornea (exposure keratitis
To confirm suspicion based upon clinical signs
- use a dorsal view
- PLR function is lost
There are four main causes of exophthalmos ?
Identify the most common causes of Exophthalmos ?
The common causes of Exophthalmos
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1. Inflammatory**
- orbital (retrobulbar), abscess, cellulitis
- masticatory or extraocular myositis
2. Neoplasia
- primary or secondary from adjacent areas of metastases
3. Trauma
- ocular proptosis, orbital fracture or orbital haematoma
4. Cystic disease
- Identify this condition how you could confirm your suspicsion ?
- Describe its potential causes ?
- Buphthalmos
This is enlargement of the eyeball itself.
- to differentiate buphthalmos from other conditions
- assess eye size by corneal horizontal diameter - Common causes of Buphthalmos
- chronic glycoma
- big blind globe
Identify this condition and its potential causes ?
Microphthalmos
This is a congenitally small globe
- can confirm the condition through horizontal measurement of the cornea.
Describe the common 1. presentation of an orbital abscess ? and
2. common causes of orbital abscess ?
Orbital abscess
Presentation;
- exophthalmos
- rapid onset
- usually young dogs
- pain at the orbit when opening jaw, may see swelling, rarely pus
Causes
- FB entry via the conjunctiva, eyelid or soft palate
- infection - extension from sinuses, tooth abscess, lacrimal gland or zygomatic salivary gland
- rarely neoplasia necrosis.
Identify this disorder and its cause ?
Developmental condition = Simple entropion
The basic problem is the lid is too long
- rolled in lid margins (irritation as hair may contact cornea)
- may observe excessive lacrimation
- usually occurs on the lower lid
What is this condition and its cause ?
Ectropion developmental condition
Basically the lid is too long
- dose not cause as much irritation as entropion
- turned out lid margin, usually lower lid
Identify this condition and its causes ?
Trichiasis - developmental condition
Normal lid hairs growing in an abnormal direction and contacting the globe.
- tends to affect upper lids
- this occurs especially with age / southward migration of lid
- medial canthus
Identify this condition and its cause ?
Macropalpebral fissure
(developmental condition)
- excessive lid length
- lower entropion / ectropion
- upper trichiasis
- a combination of conditions all occuring at the same time
Identify this condition and its cause ?
Brachycephalic lid disease
(developmental condition)
Poor medial canthus conformation and medial entropion/trichiasis
- secondary changes with age
- a combination of trichiasis and entropion
- in brachy dogs (the bone length is reduced) same amount of skin causing rolling
+ secondary changes may occur due to chronic irritation eg. pigmentation.
Identify this condition and its cause ?
Distichiasis
(developmental condition)
Abnormal hair developing from the lid margins
Identify this condition and describe its causes ?
Ectopic cilia
(developmental condition)
Abnormal hairs erupting through the conjunctival lid surface
- classic in young dogs (severe pain)
- must be treated and removed
Identify this condition and describe its causes ?
Pyoderma
(inflammatory condition of eyelids)
- painful swelling of eye
- overactivity of the immune system, bacterial infection
- impetigo
- papules, pastules red and raised - with a white pus centre
- chronic exposure to moisture