Optic neuritis causes and presentation
Causes
- MS
- Sypilis
- DM
Presentation
- Pain
- Dec acuity unilateral
- Poor discrimination colours
- Central scotoma
- Relative afferent pupillary defect
Age related macular degeneration Presentation
Dec visual acuity (gradual in dry and sub acute in wet, may fluctuate)
Loss central vision
Worse at night
Photopsia (perception of flickering or flashing lights)
Lebers optic atrophy presentation
30 YO
Central scotoma → loss of colour vision → rapid onset of significant visual impairment
Mitochondrial disease
What are the complications to thyroid eye disease and what is the strongest indicator for an urgent ophthalmology review
Complications
- Exposure keratopathy (dry and irritated)
- Optic neuropathy - dec in visual acuity
- Strabismus and diplopia
Strongest indicator of the need for urgent ophthalmology review
- Change of intensity or quality of colour vision
Horners syndrome central, pre ganglionic and post ganglionic
Central = S’s (Anhidrosis of the face, arm and trunk)
- Stroke
- Syringomyelia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Tumour
- Encephalitis
Pre = T’s excluding tumour (Anhidrosis of the face)
Pancoast’s tumour
Thyroidectomy
Trauma
Cervical rib
Post = C’s excluding cervical rib (No anhidrosis)
Carotid artery dissection
Carotid aneurysm
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Cluster headache
Optic neuritis Ix and Mx
Ix
- MRI
Mx
- High dose steroids
Hypertensive retinopathy classification
Stage 1 = Arteriolar narrowing and tortuosity
Stage 2 = AV nipping
Stage 3 = cotton wool exudates, flame and blot harm
Stage 4 = papilloedema
Papilloedema causes
SoL
Malignant hypertension
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Hydrocephalus
Hypercapnia
HypoPT
HypoCa
Vitamin A toxicity
Central retinal vein occlusion RF and presentation
RF
- Age
- CVD e.g. HTN and DM
- Glaucoma
- Polycythaemia
Presentation
- Painless
- Sudden loss visual acuity
Keratitis - what is it, presentation and Mx
What is it?
- Inflammation of cornea
Presentation
- Gritty sensation
Mx
- TOP abx
Diabetic retinopathy Mx
Non proliferative
- Observation
- ?Laser photocoagulation
Proliferative
- Photocoagulation (will notice 50% reduction in eye sight)
- VEGF
- ?Vitreoretinal surgery
Maculopathy
- VEGF
Endophthalmitis presentation
Red
Pain
Visual loss
Following intraocular surgery
Herpes simplex keratitis presentation
Pain
Red
Dec visual acuity
Photphobia
Dendtitic ulcer (looks like branching linear epithelial defect)
Age related macular degeneration Ix
Fundoscopy (see either red patch or druslen)
Slit lamp
Fluorescein angiography
Optical coherence tomography
Herpes Zoster opthalmicus, pathophysiology, resentation and Mx
Pathophysiology
- Reactivation VZV to opthalamic division of trigeminal nerve
Presentation
- Vesicular rash around eye
- Hutchinson’s sign - rash on tip or side of nose (predicts ocular invovement in future)
Mx
- Ocular involvements = URGENT
- PO antiviral for 7-10days
Acute angle closure glaucoma Ix
Tolometry
Gonioscopy
Central retinal a. occlusion causes and presentation
Causes
- Thromboembolism
- Arteritis
Presentation
- Painless
- Relative afferent pupillary defect
Holmes-Adie pupil
Presentation
Holmes-Aide syndrome
Presentation
- Dilated pupil
- Once constricted then stay small
- Poor accomodation
Holmes-Aide syndrome
+ absent lower limb reflexes
Age related macular degeneration Mx
For dry manage with Zn and anti-oxidant vitamins A, C, E - NOT IN SMOKERS
For wet manage with VEGF (e.g. bevacizumab), laser photocoagulation
Diabetic retinopathy diff types
Non prolifertaive
- Microanuerysm
- Blot haemorrhages
- Hard exudates
- Cotton wool spots
Proliferative
- Neovascularisation
Maculopathy
- Hard exudate
- Based on location
- T2DM
Acute angle closure glaucoma presentation
Pain
Red eye
Dec visual acuity
Halos
Semi dilated non reacting pupil
In retinal vein occlusions what area corresponds to the temporal field?
The temporal field corresponds to the nasal retina
Horners syndrome presentation and Ix
Presentation
Miosis
Ptosis
Anhidrosis
Enophthalmos
Ix
Apraclonidine drops = pupil dilation in affected eye and constriction in normal eye
Acute angle closure glaucoma Mx
Urgent review
Laser iridotomy
Eye drops
* Muscarinic agonist inc outflow (e.g. pilocarpine) - small pupil
* BB (timolol)
* Alpha 2 agonist (apraclondine)
IV acetazolmide