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Which tunic is the uvea located in?

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The middle tunic/vascular tunic

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Is the uvea pigmented?

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Yes

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What is the uvea composed of?

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Iris, ciliary body, choroid

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What is the average iris diameter?

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12mm

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What value and direction is the pupil decentered?

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0.5mm inferonasal to the iris center

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What is the range of pupil diameter in NORMAL patients?

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1mm(light)-9mm(dark)

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What are the two major zones of the iris?

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-ciliary zone (C)
-pupillary zone (P)

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What is the pupillary ruff?

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A continuation of the pigmented epithelium

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What is the collarette?

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A circular ridge raised 1.5mm from pupillary margin and is the division between the pupillary and ciliary zones

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What did collarette used to be?

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Old fetal pupillary membrane attachment site

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What are the crypts of the iris?

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Where the iris is missing the top layer (anterior border)

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What is the iris root?

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The attachment point of the iris to the ciliary body

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Does the iris color typically differ between pupillary and ciliary zones?

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Yes

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Is the anterior border layer an epithelium?

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No!

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What is the anterior border layer (ABL) made up of?

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A meshwork of interweaving cells that have fibroblasts and melanocytes

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Is the anterior border layer (ABL) permeable to aqueous?

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Yes

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What is the iris color dependent on?

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The amount of melanin granules within the ABL melanocytes

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What is the function of iris crypts?

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Enable quick aqueous entry and exit from the stroma as the iris volume changes with miosis and mydriasis

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Two types of iris crypts:

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-peripheral crypts
-Fuchs crypts (on each side of collarette)

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What is the iris stroma continuous with?

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The stroma of the ciliary body

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What is the iris stroma permeated by?

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Aqueous humor

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What types of collagen make up the iris stroma?

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Type I and type III

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What immune cells are located in the iris stroma?

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-mast cells
-macrophages
-dendritic cells

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What vasculature is located in the iris stroma?

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radial branches from MACI

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Is the iris stroma vasculature fenestrated?
No
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What type of muscle is teh iris sphincter muscle?
Circular SMOOTH muscle
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What is the function of the iris sphincter muscle?
Miosis -> constrict pupil **parasympathetic control
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Where is the iris sphincter muscle located?
In the pupillary zone of the stroma
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The iris epithelium is made up of ___ layers but is NOT a typical compound/stratified epithelium
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How are th layers positioned in the iris epithelium?
Apex to apex
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What muscle is located in the anterior iris epithelium?
Myoepithelium (iris dilator muscle)
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Where do the iris dilator muscle fibers of the anterior epithelium run?
From iris root to about the midpoint of iris sphincter muscle
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What is the function of the iris dilator muscle?
Mydriasis -> pupil dilation **sympathetic control
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What is iridodialysis?
A tear at the iris root secondary to trauma
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What is the thinnest part of the iris?
Iris root
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Where is the iris root in relation to the limbus?
Just peripheral to the limbus
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How can you diagnose very tiny root tears?
Gonioscopy
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How can you distinguish iridodialysis?
-Iris body is next to the root -flaccid -“D” shaped pupil
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Two iris epithelial layers:
-anterior myoepithelium -posterior pigmented epithelium
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What two portions make up the anterior myoepithelium?
Basal and apical portions
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What makes up the Basal portion of anterior myoepithelium?
Elongated layers of smooth dilated muscle fibers
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What makes up the apical portion of the anterior myoepithelium?
Pigment with traditional cellular organelles
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How is apical portion of anterior myoepithelium connected to posterior epithelium?
Tight junctions
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What are some characteristics of the posterior pigmented epithelium of the iris?
-cudoidal shaped -impermeable tight junctions and interdigitatins between cells
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In the spaces between cells, what extends off the apical ends?
Microvilli
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What is the only portion of the anterior epithelium that contains melanin granules?
Apical portion only
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Where are melanin granules located in the posterior epithelium?
All throughout!
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What happens in the iris when dilated?
-sulcus forms at collarette -ciliary portion thickens (pupillary portion doesn’t) -iris root thickens MINIMALLY (so angle not occluded)
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Which muscle does diabetes affect?
The iris dilator muscle
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Why does iris dilator muscle lose function in diabetic patients?
Glycogen accumulates in both epithelial layers which reduces myoepithelial function
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What does the pupillary ruff “cure”together
both epithelial layers at the pupillary margin anteriorly
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What is the termination point of ABL?
Pupillary ruff
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What is ectropion uveae?
Iris pigmented epithelium found on the anterior iris surface
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What is Congenital ectropion uveae
Neural crest migration abnormality that can also affect the muller muscle
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Acquired ectropion uveae
Inflammatory or ischemic process
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What is located in posterior iris surface?
-contraction furrows of schwalbe -structural folds of schwalbe -ciliary processes
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Sympathetic innervation of iris dilator muscle:
Write out
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Parasympathetic innervation of iris sphincter muscle:
Write out
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Functions of the pupil:
-control of retinal illumination -reduction in optical aberrations -depth of focus
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Why does pupil narrow with age?
Iris dilator muscle weakens
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How does pupil reduce optical aberrations?
By reducing light from entering through peripheral parts of lens and cornea
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How does pupil control retinal illumination?
By constricting to limit after images in bright light settings
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Pathway or vasculature in the iris:
Anterior ciliary arteries and long ciliary arteries combine to form the MACI which give off radial arteries (which supply iris!)
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What do the radial arteries form/connect to?
Minor arterial circle of iris that give off capillary arcades
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Are Iris vessels large?
Yes, they have connective tissue sheath around endothelium
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What is the function of the sheath around the vessels?
-prevent kinking during dilation to preserve blood flow -anchor vessels in place
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Blood vessels _______ to provide slack
Meander -> straighten during miosis and curved during dilation
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What causes Heterochromia?
-Sympathetic input causing trophic effect on the iris pigmentation -suspect interruption of input
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What colored eyes are more susceptible to Horner’s syndrome?
Light colored
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What is ocular melanocytosis?
Excessive melanocytes in ABL which leads to increased risk of uveal melanoma
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Why are eyes pinkish-blue in albino?
-ALL layers of the iris lack pigment -blood vessels and red chorioretinal reflex are seen
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What chromosome is responsible for Iris color?
Chromosome 15
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What is visible in blue eyes?
Blood vessels and radial collagen fibers
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Arterioles-venous malformation:
Artery-> vein without a capillary bed
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What are brusfield spots or kunkmann-wolffian bodies?
Tiny whiteish-yellowish nodules of ABL hyperplasia enclosed by ring of hypoplasia -brusfield = Down syndrome -kunkmann = no genetic issue
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What are lisch nodules?
Melanocytes hamartomas where the is an atypical high number of focal pigmented harmartomas
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What is Nevus?
Accumulation of melanocytes in the ABL, can be multiple or cover an iris sector
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What are iris mamillations?
Regularly spaced elevations that are the same color and can be associated with ocular melanocytosis

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