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1
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Does Anaemia increase bleeding time?

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No

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What does true auoofluoroscence on SLO a feature of?

SLO = scanning laser ophthalmoloscopy

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Optic disc drusen

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What are optic disc drusen?

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Calcified deposits in optic nerve head

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Are optic disc drusen symptomatic?

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Usually not

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What does off-centre on-surround mean for receptor fields of ganglion cells?

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Off-centre: Centre of receptive field = inhibitory

aka

More light in centre: less firing
and vice versa

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What does off-centre mean for receptor fields of ganglion cells?

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On-surround: Surrounding area = excitatory

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More light in surrounding: more firing
and vice versa

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When is IOP usually highest?

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Morning

(peaks between 8am to 12pm)

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In normal tension glaucoma, how are the fluctuations of IOP?

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Same as normal eyes

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What is the diurnal variation of IOP in normal eyes?

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5mmHg

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What has higher water content: Corneal stroma or sclera?

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Corneal stroma

(got it wrong because I thought cornea is transparent so will have less but I was wrong)

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What happens to the optic tract leaves the Optic chiasm?

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Winds around the cerebral peduncles

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What is nasal hemiretina? (easy)

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Nasal half of retina

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Where do the fibres of the nasal hemiretina decussate?

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Optic chiasm

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What does the Optic Tract divide into? (2 things)

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  1. Larger lateral root
  2. Smaller medial root
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What is the ratio of cones: bipolar cells : ganglion cells in Fovea?

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1:1:1

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What is ratio of rods : bipolar cells in peripheries?

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50-100 : 1

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How does the brain heal when its injured?

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In head injury, where do countercoup lesions occur in relation to the site of impact?

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What type of brain damage causes diffuse axonal injury?

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PRIMARY brain damage

20
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What layer of cornea uses the MOST energy?

Most > Least

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Endothelium
Epithelium
Stroma

21
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What concept aligns the eyes to correct small misalignments?

22
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What are the different types of vergence? (4 things)

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  1. Vertical vergence
  2. Torsional fusional vergence
  3. Convergence fusional vergence
  4. Divergence fusional vergence
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What is vertical vergence?

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Aligns eyes up / down

24
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What is Prism Dioptres (PD)?

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Measures how much a prism bends light (up / down / left / right)

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Explain prism dioptres using a real life example
Imagine you’re looking at an object 1 meter away (e.g., a letter on a Snellen chart). If a 1 PD prism is placed in front of your eye, it shifts the image by 1 cm to the side (up, down, left, or right). If a 10 PD prism is used, the image shifts by 10 cm at 1 meter. So, higher PD values mean greater displacement of the image.
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What is the normal vertical vergence range?
2-3 PD
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What is Torsional vergence?
Rotates eyes to counter twisting
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What is the normal Torsional vergence range?
2-3 degrees
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What is Convergence vergence?
Moves eyes inwards (to focus on near objects)
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What is the normal Convergence vergence range?
15-20 PD for distance 25 PD for near (stronger bc of accommodation)
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What is Divergence vergence?
Moves eyes outwards (to align with distant objects)
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What is the normal Divergence vergence?
6-10 PD for distance 9-12 PD for near (higher bc eye strain for near objects)
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What part of visual pathway will Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm compress?
Upper part of Optic chiasm
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What visual problem will Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm cause?
Bitemporal Lower Quadrantanopia (because it will compress upper portion of optic chiasm)
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Where does Corneal stroma get most of its glucose from? (Recall)
Aqueous
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What does the Anterior spinal nerve root connect?
Motor fibres to skeletal muscle
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What fibres doest the Posterior spinal nerve root contain?
Sensory fibres
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What fibres doest the Anterior spinal nerve root contain?
Autonomic nerve fibres
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What is the rate of Aqueous production?
2-3 micro litres per minute
40
What is the Inner vs Outer part of Inner segment of Rod photoreceptor called?
Inner: Myoid Outer: Ellipsoid
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What does the Myoid part of Rod photoreceptor have a lot of? (2 things)
1. Golgi apparatus 2. Smooth ER
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What does the Ellipsoid part of Rod photoreceptor have a lot of?
Mitochondria

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