Aqueous secretion
By the ciliary epithelium of the ciliary body pars plicata
1. Sympathetic nervous system
➕beta 2 receptors
➖alpha 2 receptors
2. Enzymatic action: Carbonic anhydraseAqueous outflow
PC➡️pupil➡️AC➡️
1. Trabecular outflow (%90)➡️Schlemm➡️episcleral veins 2. Uveoscleral drainage (%10)➡️suprachoroidal space➡️venous circulation 3. Iris
Applanation tonometry-sources of error
Angle structures
Grading of angle width
Schaffer system - Grade:
4⃣ (35-45): ciliary body
-myopia, PF
3⃣ (25-35): scleral spur
2⃣ (20): trabeculum
1⃣ (10): only Schwalbe
Slit angle: no angle structures+no iridocorneal contact
0⃣ (0): closed due to iridocorneal contactPathological findings-PAS
Pathological findings-NV
Pathological findings-Hyperpigmentation
Pathological findings-Trauma
Pathological findings-Blood in the Schlemm canal
OD size
1.5-1.7 mm
Subtypes of glaucomatous damage
Non-specific signs of glaucomatous damage
Peripapillary changes in glaucoma
RNFL defects in glaucoma
The visual field
50
⬆️
(T)90⬅️ ➡️60(N)
⬇️
70
-blind spot: temporal btw 10-20 and slightly below the horizontalApostilbs (asb)
The intensity or brightness of a light stimulus
Decibels (dB)
Sensitivity of retina
False positives in perimetry
-The printout appears;
abnormally pale
-SITA➡️>%15
Full-threshold➡️>%33 is highly significant
False negatives in perimetry
-the printout has a
clover leaf shape🍀
-SITA➡️>%15
Full-threshold➡️>%33 is highly significant
Most important defects in glaucoma occur…
Centrally-within a 30 radius from the fixation point
Prostaglandin derivatives
-‘uveoscleral’ aqueous outflow⬆️
-IOP lowering effect is greater than alternatives:
🏆1⃣st-line treatment in glaucoma (1x1 at bedtime)
✔️latanoprost (XALATAN)
🔺fewer ocular adverse effects
✔️travoprost (TRAVOPROST)
✔️bimatoprost (LUMIGAN)
🔺greater IOP-lowering effect, more conjunctival hyperemia
🔺periorbital fat loss
✔️tafluprost
Side effects (ocular) - prostaglandin derivatives
OCULAR
-conjunctival hyperaemia-common
☑️more with bimatoprost, less with tafluprost
-eyelash lengthening, thickening, hyperpigmentation
-iris hyperpigmentation-in 1/4 patients after 6 months, irreversibl
-hyperpigmentation of periocular skin-reversibl
-periorbital fat loss
☑️common with bimatoprost
-increased risk of CMO following cataract surgery when used preoperatively⚠️
-anterior uveitis, promotion of herpetic keratitis
⚠️use with caution in those patients!
Side effects (systemic) - prostaglandin derivatives
SYSTEMIC