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Why doesn’t a deep corneal ulcer take up stain?

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Descemet’s membrane is lipophilic and stain is hydrophilic so if you get all the way to Descemet’s membrane then ulcer will be stain negative, also epithelium will not take up stain

In a normal, more superficial eye ulcer, the stroma will be exposed bc the epithelial layer is eroded which is hydrophilic and does take up stain

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What filter do we use to check for Fluorescein stain uptake?

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Cobalt blue filter- stain uptake will be where there is exposed stroma (which is hydrophilic)

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Superficial corneal ulcers

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only the epithelium is affected with the anterior stroma being exposed, if not resolved in 7 days, it is considered non healing

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Tx for non-healing corneal ulcers

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e collar, atropine 1-2 times a day, NSAIDs-systemic, topical abx, recheck in 1 week

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what are some anti-protease (enzyme breaking down protein and peptides) medications for ulcer tx?

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Doxycycline, EDTA, homologous serum

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What are the STT levels for KCS (early, mild, severe KCS)

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> 15 mm/min= normal production
11-14 mm/min= early or subclinical KCS
6-10 mm/min= mild to moderate
< 5 mm/min= severe KCS

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KCS tx

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cyclosporine, tacrolimus for tear stimulation (an immunosuppressant) and refresh eye drops and avoid atropine

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Exposure keratitis

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lack of eyelids, poorly reconstructed eyelid injury or wedge resection can cause

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What are macropalpebral fissures?

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common in pugs, shih tzu’s, pekingese
Shallow orbit and prominent globe causing increased sclera to show and leads to corneal exposure and patient may have poor corneal sensitivity so less blinking or incomplete blinking

TX is canthoplasty where a small amount of the medial lid margin is removed and closes the eyelid down more so there is more complete blinking

basically, excessively wide eyelids

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What is SCEEDS?

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Spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defect and is an epithelial defect that has not healed for the past 7 days and has fuzzy borders of the stain uptake, loose epith. edges, and epith. may be thickened around the ulcer

Tx is diamond burr, debridement with cotton tip applicator, or grid or multiple punctate keratotomy (DOGS ONLY!), or superficial keratectomy

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why do we not do grid keratotomies on cats?

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May predispose them to sequestrum formation

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feline herpesvirus changes to the eye that can sometimes occur-

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dendritic ulcers branching, corneal sequestrum (stromal collagen degradation- has other causes, too!!)

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what is the primary purpose of the lens?

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focus light to the retina

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Degree of opacity with different types of cataracts

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asses in a dark room with dilated examination using Tropicamide 1%

Incipient is less than 15%
Immature is 15-99%
mature is 100%
Hypermature is with breakdown/resorption occurring

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What is the only proven way to resolve cataracts?

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Surgery (Phacoemulsification, extracapsular lengs extraction, intracapsular extraction) and do Lanosterol drops to reduce the lens opacity

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What is lens-induced uveitis??

How do you tx it?

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Breakdown of the blood-ocular barrier, can occur at any stage of cataract development, usually has decreased IOP, aqueous flare, keratic precipitates

TX with topical prednisone acetate or use Neopoly Dex

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What are the tx choices for phacolytic (meaning the lens boarder are in tact but fluid is leaking around it) lens-induced uveitis?

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Topical and oral NSAIDs, atropine unless secondary glaucoma is present

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Anterior vs posterior lens luxation

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Anterior is displacement of the lens in front of the iris in the anterior chamber
Posterior is displacement of the lens into the vitreous chamber

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what is gold standard sx procedure of lens luxation???

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Intracapsular lens extraction– removal of the lens within its capsule but beware of retinal detachment or glaucoma post-op

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Feline calicivirus overview notes-

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a single stranded RNA virus, infection is most common in young shelter cats, chronic or intermittent shredders are common, incubation period is 2-14 days before symptoms occur

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CS of feline calicivirus

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URI, oral mucosal ulcerations, mild to severe conjunctivitis

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Diagnosis of feline calicivirus and TX

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virus isolation, PCR, samples should include oropharynx and eye; TX is Tobramycin (abx) and anti-viral drugs

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what feline virus can live undetected in ocular tissue (the cornea)??

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Feline herpes virus type 1

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Feline herpesvirus CS

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URI, nasal/ocular discharge, chemosis/hyperemia, conjunctivitis, keratitis, classic ocular lesion being dendritic ulcers
conjunctival cytology shows inclusion bodies and cellular infiltrates (neutrophils)

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What is eosinophilic keratitis?
Suspected to be immune mediated, it is white/pink raised tissue extending across the cornea, may cause vision loss and some discomfort ddx- will see eosinophils on cytology
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Tx of eosinophilic keratitis
topical steroid, optimmune, megesterol acetate which is a synthetic progestin, systemic NSAIDs
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Feline corneal sequestrum
predisposing factors include steroids, chronic irritation, ulcers, etc. and can be painful and can increased in depth and size.
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what are some antivirals to use with feline herpesvirus?
Cidofovir, famciclovir, l-lysine, and reduce stressors
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FIV review
lentivirus, transmission via saliva/bites, can also have in-utero and post-partum infections via milk, predisposed are older males outdoor with hx of fighting and has FeLV infection
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CS of FIV--
chronic anterior uveitis, conjunctivitis, secondary glaucoma, ocular LSA can also occur
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What are the 3 subgroups of FeLV?
FeLV A: only subgroup that is infectious FeLV B: assoc. with lymphoma and neuropathy FeLV C: assoc. with non-regenerative anemia
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CS of FeLV
LSA, can affect uveal tract, conjunctiva, and/or the orbit and retinal hemorrhages associated with severe anemia
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Tx of p with FeLV
topical steroids, enucleation if blind and painful eye/uncontrolled glaucoma, and systemic chemo/radiation for ocular LSA
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What are the tx options in cats with glaucoma???
Dorzolamide or Timolol Avoid using a prostaglandin analog like Latanoprost, bc that is for primary glaucoma and cats do not usually get primary glaucoma unlike in dogs where it is hereditary; cats usually get glaucoma secondary to uveitis or another form of trauma
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FIP CS of the eye
anterior uveitis, other non specific findings of the eye, usually assoc. with the DRY form of FIP
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What is gold standard diagnosis of FIP
Biopsy with immunohistochemistry staining of Feline coronavirus in macrophages of affected tissues.
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Tx of uveitis assoc. with FIP in cats
Atropine, oral NSAIDs (pred or onsior but NOT TOGETHER!!!)
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What is the most common virus in cats that is assoc. with ocular manifestations?
Feline herpes virus
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Cats with ____ should be tested for viral agents that can cause inflammation to the eye
uveitis
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Visual pathway review notes
light hits the retina and photoreceptors convert to electrical impulse, then goes to ganglion layers to the optic nerve. The tapetum also gives photoreceptors more light inflow
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What are the tests to run for a neuro-ophthalmic examination?
Menace response and maze test, pupillary light reflex (PLR), dazzle reflex, oculocephalic reflex
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PLR or dazzle reflexes tests do not test for ___
vision
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Menace response notes: | Afferent nerve, efferent nerve, CN to open or close eyes
Stimulus is motion toward the eye receptor is the retina afferent is optic nerve (CN II) TOO SEE efferent is facial nerve (CN VII) TO BLINK response positive is p blinking CN 3 oculomotor nerve to open eyes, CN 7 facial nerve to close the eyes
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how to do the Menace response test
cover opposite eye while doing the test, do not cause wind or touch hair, it is not present in p less than 4 months old since it is a learned response
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PLR pathway notes | Stimuli, afferent, efferent, effector, response notes
Stimulus is light receptor is retina afferent is optic nerve (CN II) efferent is oculomotor nerve (CN III) effeCTOR is the iris sphincter muscle Response is pupillary constriction
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what is direct vs indirect PLR
direct is observe eye being illuminated and indirect PLR is occurring when the opposite eye is illuminated direct PLR should be slightly stronger than indirect PLR
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does PLR mean there is vision?
Not necessarily, PLR can be present in p that have no vision from a cortical disease andddd eyes with NEG PLR can have vision
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Dazzle reflex notes
Stimulus is bright light receptor is the retina afferent is optic nerve (CN II) interneuron is CNS/subcortical efferent is orbicularis ocular muscle response is a blink
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Oculocephalic reflex notes | Afferent, efferent notes
stimulus is head motion,"doll eye motion" receptor is semicircular canal afferent is vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) efferent oculomotor/trochlear/abducens nerves (CN III/IV/VI)
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emmetropia definition
normally focused vision, light accurately focused on the retina
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myopia
nearsidedness light focused in front of the retina
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Hyperopia
farsidedness rays of light focused behind the retina
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What is an astigmatism?
Optical irregularities, imperfections in the refractive media where light is not focused in a uniform manner (like in p with corneal disease, cataracts, corneal tears, etc. etc)
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Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in dogs
inherited retinal photoreceptor degeneration, progressive loss of night vision followed by day vision later on and rods are affected first and then the cones may have reduced to absent PLRs, tapetal hyper-reflectivity, retinal vessels attenuation and optic nerve atrophy
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Diagnosis and TX of PRA in dogs
Hx, eye exam, electroretinography, testing for genetic mutation through UC Davis Tx - none available at this time
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PRA in cats
rare in cats but has two forms: Rod-cone dysplasia- in kittens Rod-cone degeneration- older cats and slower loss of vision
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Optic neuritis
inflammation of the optic n. and is a clinical symptoms from another disease process, usually is bilateral will be blind with pupils dilated, causes are basically anything, and diagnosis is CS, ERG, and MRI. Tx depends on underlying cause and prognosis for vision is guarded to poor
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Optic nerve atrophy
optic nerve loses myelin and appears grey to white in color, usually from secondary eye disease
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Sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS)
sudden vision loss, variable degree of PLR, initial absence of eye lesions, usually middle aged female obese dogs
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Tx for SARDS
none at this time, unknown cause.
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Chorioretinitis causes
Distemper, fungus, autoimmune in dogs Cats- FIP, FeLV, toxoplasmosis, fugus Horses- ERU
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What are the two types of retinal detachement
non-rhegmatogenous- bullous retinal detachment, no retinal tear, commonly seen w infectious diseases Rhegmatogenous- a hole or tear in the retina, shih tzu's can commonly get this
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What is this disease of the eye: Acute blindness of a cat (can also occur in dogs but more common in cats) with dilated pupils, retinal hemorrhages (maybe even detachment)?
Hypertensive retinopathy TX is correct underlying cause and systemic and topical steroids bc uveitis and calcium channel blockers!!!
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What happens to cats if you baytril (enrofloxacin) to cats
dose related retinal drug toxicity, DO NOT give more than 5mg/kg/day!!!!! causes retinal toxicity in cats
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how do use of mouth gags in cats affect the eye?
may lead to retinal ischemia in cats due to impairment of bf through the maxillary artery
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In cats, taurine def. can cause what in cats???
severe retinal degeneration and irreversible blindness in cats
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What do we give dry eye P?
Tacrolimus, artificial tears (Dr. Betbeze's favorite is hyaluronic acid for the eyes like Ocunovis), and/or cyclosporin
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is tacrolimus the same as cyclosporin aka optimmune?
Nope
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Something that looks like cataract in a dog with cloudy aqueous and is not a cataract bc you cannot even see the iris so you know it is in the anterior portion of the eye. What is the Tx?
Lipid within the cornea and blood vessels are inflamed and can be very sudden onset, usually patient presents blind, usually concurrent with endocrine disease (hypothyroidism, Cushings, diabetes, Schnauzers), may or may not be bilateral, and usually fed a high fat diet Tx- tx underlying cause and improve the diet Use lipid lowering medications with help of internist clinicians, once Tx these cases can improve a lot fast. Also tx the eye because lipids are leaking out due to inflammation in the eye, can use steroid to decrease inflammation
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even a really mild looking ulcer in a _____ can progress very fast because they have the right environment for progression
Diabetic patient

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