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What innervates the ciliary muscles? 1. What are the receptors found (along with their actions)? 2

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  1. parasympathetic and sympathetic systems
  2. Para = M3 receptors (contraction)
    Sym = β2-adrenergic receptors (relaxation)
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Which ciliary muscle fibers may trigger slightly before the others?

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longitudinal

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Embryonically, what is smooth muscle derived from? 1. What are ciliary muscle fibers derived from? 2

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  1. mesoderm

2. ectoderm

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What do longitudinal fibers have fewer of than smooth muscle? 1. More of? 2. Do longitudinal fibers have a smaller or larger nucleus? 3

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  1. mitochondria
  2. myofibrils
  3. larger
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What is the action of anterior portion of ciliary muscle fibers? 1. Action of posterior portion? 2

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  1. applies force to the scleral spur and opens trabecular meshwork
  2. applies force to pars plana moving it anteriorly
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What is the action of anterior portion of ciliary muscle fibers? 1. Action of posterior portion? 2

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  1. applies force to the scleral spur and opens trabecular meshwork
  2. applies force to pars plana moving it anteriorly
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Do the circular ciliary muscle fibers increase or decrease thickness during contraction? 1. Longitudinal fibers? 2 Radial fibers? 3

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  1. increase
  2. decrease
  3. decrease
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During relaxation, what is the reason the ciliary is returned to its unaccommodated configuration?

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elasticity of the choroid pulling it back into place and posterior ciliary zonules

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What are the functions of the ciliary zonules?

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  1. Hold lens in place
  2. Transmit tensile forces for accommodative shape change of the lens
  3. Form fibril structures that allow fluid to pass
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Where do the anterior zonules originate? 1. Where do they attach? 2

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  1. pars plana and valleys of Kuhnt

2. anterior capsule

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Where do the posterior zonules originate? 1. Where do they attach? 2

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  1. near ora serrata and valleys of Kuhnt

2. posterior capsule (at ligament of Weiger) and vitreous membrane

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Where do the equatorial zonules originate? 1. Where do they attach? 2

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  1. valleys of Kuhnt

2. equatorial capsule

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Where do the equatorial zonules originate? 1. Where do they attach? 2

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  1. valleys of Kuhnt

2. equatorial capsule

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What is the function of interciliary zonules or tensor fibrils? 1. Where do these occur? 2

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  1. anchor the ciliary zonules passing through the pars plicata
  2. zonular plexus (valley of Kuhnt)
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What synthesizes zonules?

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non-pigmented ciliary epithelium

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What is the percentage of people Marfans that have dislocated lens?

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60%

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What are zonules made out of? 1. What are the subcategories of these? 2

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  1. glycoproteins

2. Fibrillin (make beads and string) and MAGP-1 (Microfibril-associated glycoprotein 1) (make beads)

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How much collagen are in zonules? 1. Elastin? 2

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  1. none

2. none

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What are large cysteine-rich multidomain glycoprotein that polymerize in the extracellular space in a head-to-tail manner to form microfibrils?

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fibrillins

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What is the thin transparent elastic membrane around the lens? 1. What is it secreted by? 2. Where is it the thickest and the thinnest? 3

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  1. lens capsule
  2. lens epithelial and fiber cells
  3. Thickest just anterior and posterior to equatorial region, thinnest posteriorly
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What is the lens capsule composed of?

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  1. Collagen IV
  2. Laminin
  3. Heparin sulfate proteoglycans (Perlecan, Nidogen, Collagen XVIII)
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What is the lens capsule composed of?

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  1. Collagen IV
  2. Laminin
  3. Heparin sulfate proteoglycans (Perlecan, Nidogen, Collagen XVIII)
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What is the function of the lens capsule?

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serves as a force distributor, evenly applying stored elastic energy over the surface of the lens

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What is the rate of decline of accommodation?

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2.5D/10 years

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What is the inability to accommodate with age mostly due to?
increase in stiffness of lens
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How thick is the capsule at birth? 1. At age 60? 2. How does the elasticity change? 3
1. 11 microns 2. 20 microns 3. 50% decrease
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What increases the stiffness of the lens capsule?
Non-enzymatic glycation of collagen
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What increases the stiffness of the lens capsule?
Non-enzymatic glycation of collagen
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What is the covalent bonding of proteins (collagen) with a sugar molecule (glucose/fructose)?
glycation
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What is the change in elasticity of zonule fibers with age?
none
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How does the Equatorial zonule insertion shift with age?
anterior to equator
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How does the contractile force of ciliary fibers change with age?
doe not change
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How does the contractile force of ciliary fibers change with age?
does not change
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What residues of collagen in the capsule has non-enzymatic, random intra/inter-molecular and interfibrillar cross-linking occur with age?
lysine and arginine
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What is the accommodative triad?
1) Ciliary muscle contraction 2) Pupil Constriction 3) Convergence
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What are the major excitatory neurons of the sphincter muscle? 1. Minor inhibitory neurons? 2
1. parasympathetic (Mediated by acetylcholine and muscarinic receptors) 2. sympathetic
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What are the major excitatory neurons of the dilator muscle? 1. Minor inhibitory neurons? 2
1. sympathetic (Mediated by norepinephrine and α1 receptors) | 2. parasympathetic
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What is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light and accommodation? 1. What is the cause of the pupil affect? 2
1. Holmes-Adie syndrome | 2. viral or bacterial infection damaging neurons in ciliary ganglion or lesion there
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What provides sensory innervation to the iris?
ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)
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What provides sensory innervation to the iris?
ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)
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What are the major functions of the pupil?
1) Control of retinal illumination 2) Reduction of optical aberrations 3) Improve depth of focus/field
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What causes the pupillary response?
1. Light induced | 2. Near-response (accommodation)
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What is the efferent pathway to control the pupillary response for light induced? 1. For near-response? 2
1. Parasympathetic control of iris sphincter | 2. Parasympathetic control of iris sphincter
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What is the pupillary light response mediated by?
projections to LGN and OPN from Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGC ), rods and cones
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How do ipRGCs sense light?
photosensitive pigment (melanopsin)
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Where do interneurons from the OPN project to?
Edinger-Westphal nucleus
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Where do interneurons from the OPN project to?
Edinger-Westphal nucleus
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Where does input from accommodative pupillary response come from?
cortical areas surrounding the visual cortex and from cortical areas within the frontal eye fields
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What does supranuclear neuronal input from near visual tasks stimulate?
parasympathetic neurons in Edinger-Westphal nucleus and stimulates ciliary muscle neurons
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How does pupillary dilation occur neuronally?
1. Supranuclear inhibition of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus (sympathetic innervation, inhibiting para) 2. Stimulation of sympathetic nerves in dilator muscle (not required)
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How can dilation occur humorally?
Circulating catecholamines in blood may act directly on iris dilator muscle via bloodstream
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What is a condition characterized by an unequal size of the pupils? 1. What does this indicate? 2
1. Anisocoria 2. damage has occurred to either iris sphincter or dilator muscle, Innervation is interrupted, or External pharmacologic factors influencing pupils
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What is a condition characterized by an unequal size of the pupils? 1. What does this indicate? 2
1. Anisocoria 2. damage has occurred to either iris sphincter or dilator muscle, Innervation is interrupted, or External pharmacologic factors influencing pupils
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What is the simultaneous movement of both eyes in opposite directions to obtain or maintain single binocular vision?
vergence
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Where is accommodative esotropia commonly found?
hyperopes
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