Vision Flashcards
4 interfaces of Light
Air:Cornea
Cornea:Aqueous Humour
Aqueous Humour: Crystalline Lens
Crystalline Lens: Vitreous Humour
What shape is the lens in the relaxed eye?
Flat (ciliary muscles are relaxed) - distance vision
Miosis
Small pupil
Mydriasis
Large pupil
PERRLA
Pupils Equal size and Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodation.
Hyperopia
Farsighted - means cannot see near objects and eyeball is too SHORT or lens too flat so focal point is behind retina; lower refractive power.
Tx
Convex Lens or + diopter
Myopia
Nearsighted - means cant see far objects, eyeball is too LONG or lens to CURVED so image is in front of retina
Tx
Concave Lens of - diopter
Bitemporal Hemianopsia
Both LATERAL fields are gone
Tumor of optic chiasm
Homonymous Hemianopsia
Full loss of L or R vision; nasal on one side and temporal on the other.
Damage to one of the optic tracts.
Central Scotoma
Blind spot where most acute vision s/b (fovea is affected)
Related to age related Macular Degeneration
Peripheral Scotoma’s also occur - affecting peripheral vision.
Strabismus
Strabismus is misalignment of the eyes, which causes deviation from the parallelism of normal gaze. Diagnosis is clinical, including observation of the corneal light reflex and use of a cover test. Treatment may include correction of visual impairment with patching and corrective lenses, alignment by corrective lenses, and surgical repair.
Complications:
- double vision
- brain may suppress signal from bad eye leading to blindness
Causes:
- extraoccular mm weakness
- different refractive powers btwn eyes
- obstruction of vision in one eye (cataract)
- neurological defect - causing mm problems
Classifications: "...tropias" Eso - inward Exo - outward Hyper - upward Hypo - downward
Amblyopia
Amblyopia is functional reduction in visual acuity of an eye caused by disuse during visual development. Severe loss of vision can occur in the affected eye if amblyopia is not detected and treated before age 8 Also Caused by: Strabismus Cataract Capillary Hemangioma
Sx
Poor spatial acuity, depth perception, contrast distinction.
Nystagmus
Rapid involuntary eye movement when trying to fixate on an object. Can occur in any plane or be rotary Causes: Cerebellar disturbance CN VIII inner ear issues Drug use Brainstem issues
PATHOLOGICAL within 30 degrees of centre
Congenital:
-most common non-pathological form
Horizontal plane
Decreased acuity
Acquired:
Vestibular - assx vertigo (BPPV)
Rotary
Ptosis
Eyelid Droop
Common in: Horner’s Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Damage o CNIII, Congenital, MM weakness
Entropion vs Ectropion
Entropion (IN) - lower eyelid turns in = red eye
Ectropian (EXTERNAL) - lower eyelid turns out = red eye and lacrimation.