M2 Flashcards

1
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As an optometrist

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vital that you are aware of the major causes of childhood
visual difficulties so that you can correctly detect, prevent or manage them appropriately

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2
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4 Ocular conditions

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Refractive errors
Strabismus
Amblyopia
Nystagmus

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3
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all departures from emmetropia

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Refractive Error

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4
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myopia with onset at any age between 6-15 years

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Juvenile Myopia

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5
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Significant difference in between refractive error between the eyes (more than 1.00D)

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Anisometropia

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6
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myopia will remain and will probably increase

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Myopia

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7
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child will likely remain hyperopic

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Hyperopia in excess of +1.50D

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8
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high probability of being emmetropic

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Hyperopia between +0.50 and +1.25D

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9
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high probability of being myopic

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Hyperopia between zero and +0.50D

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10
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an even higher probability of becoming against the rule astigmatism and myopic

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Between zero and +0.50 and against the rule astigmatism

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11
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*convergent, divergent or vertical
*constant or intermittent
*unilateral or bilateral
*comitant or incomitant

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Strabismus

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11
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failure of the visual axes of the eye to pass through the point of fixation

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Strabismus

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11
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non-optical and non pathological refraction in VA

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Amblyopia

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12
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caused by visual deprivation before the age of 2-6 years

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Nystagmus

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12
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*Strabismic
*Refractive
*Meridional
*Anisometropia
*Deprivational

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Classification of Amblyopia

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13
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involuntary oscillation of the eyes

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Nystagmus

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14
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*may be pendular or jerk
*common causes: congenital cataract and albinism
*often associated with strabismus

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Nystagmus

15
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7 Pediatric ocular pathology

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*Congenital cataract
*Albinism
*Congenital ptosis
*Epicanthus
*Fundus anomalies
*Anterior eye infections
*Haemangioma

16
Q

Common cataract that do not interfere with vision

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Cortical and sutural cataracts

17
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cataract that interferes with vision

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Lamellar cataract

18
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type of albinism that is hereditary inability to synthesize melanin

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Oculocutaneous albinism

19
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type of albinism that affects the eye only

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Ocular albinism

20
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dropping of the upper lid

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Congenital ptosis

21
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*caused by the dystrophy of the levator muscle
*if pupil is obscured, may lead to amblyopia

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Congenital ptosis

22
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*fold of skin stretching from upper to lower lid and covers medial canthus
*may give appearance of esotropia (pseudo-esotropia)

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Epicanthus

23
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fundus anomalies that is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor

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Retinoblastoma

24
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*type of fundus anomalies that occurs in neonates whom oxygen is admisnistered
*retina neovascularization
*associated with congenital myopia

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Retinopathy of prematurity

25
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most common in childhood and caused by Staphylococcus aureus

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Blepharitis

26
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*most common anterior eye infetion caused by adenovirus

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Viral conjunctivitis

26
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*eye appears red, scaly and swollen
*gives rise to itching, burning and photophobia
*gives rise to internal/external hordeolum, chalazion or bacterial conjunctivitis

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Blepharitis

27
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*contagious, initially unilateral with hyperaemia and watery discharge
*resolves within 2-3 weeks

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Viral conjunctivitis

28
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*caused by pollen or animals
*often occurs in association with hay fever, asthma, eczema
*self limiting once allergen is removed

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Allergic conjucntivitis

28
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*congenital
*may be superficial ‘strawberry naevus’ or deeper with more reddish blue swelling
*disappears by the age of 5 years

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Haemangioma

28
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total absence of color vision

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Achromatopsia

29
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incomplete loss of sensitivity to certain wavelenghts

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Anomalous trichromacy

30
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*most common color vision anomalies
*reduced color discrimination ability

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Deuteranomalous trichromacy

31
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color vision is dependent on 2 types of cones

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Dichromacy

32
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Red sensitive photopigment is absent

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Protanopia

33
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green sensitive photopigment is absent

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Deuteranopia

34
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reduces sensitivity to red colors

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Protanomalous trichromacyc

35
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acquired defect, result of retinal disease (eg. RP or diabetes)

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Tritanopia