These corneas don't have good jeans
These corneas have even worse jeans
Mission Impossible: The Athens Protocol
Odd diseases
Fun Stuff
100

Disease and stains on pathology?

Avellino (granular type 2)

Hyaline (Masson trichrome) AND Amyloid (Congo red)

100

What is the dystrophy?

BONUS (+200): What is the stain?

Schnyder

Oil red O and Sudan black B

100

Name 2 systemic conditions and 2 ocular diseases associated with keratoconus


BONUS (+200): Give all 5 ocular in book

Systemic -> Atopic, Down, Ehlers Danlos, Osteogenesis imperfecta, Sleep apnea

Ocular -> Vernal, Floppy eyelids, ROP, RP, LCA

100

What is the disease and what is the lab to order?

BONUS (+100): Definitive diagnosis

Wilson (or PBC, etc.), serum ceruloplasmin for Wilson

Liver biopsy

100

A girl must answer. Who did Tom Brady play for most of his career?

Patriots

200

Name the three dystrophies that are autosomal recessive and name 2 subtypes of the first one in the mnemonic

Gelatinous (Mulberry, Kumquat, stromal, band K), macular, CHED2


200
How do you tell the difference between Reis-Bucklers and Thiel-Benke on electron microscopy?


BONUS (+200): List in order of recurrence in graft; granular, lattice, reis-bucklers, macular

Thiel-Benke has curly fibers

Rude Little ga- er Green Men

200

Name 4 eponyms for signs of keratoconus

BONUS (+200): 2 types of scarring

Munson, Rizzuti, Fleischer ring, Vogt striae

REticular and nummular

200

You are consulted for an NAT exam. The 3 other kids have the impeccable behavior of the Robertson kids so you highly doubt that it is NAT. What will you look for, and if it is this disease, how do you treat it?

Blue sclera, oral bisphosphonates

200

A guy must answer. What movie in 1995 features Paul Rudd and Alicia silverstone (Cher), and is about rich high schoolers in Beverly Hills?


Clueless

300

Gene for this dystrophy (not granular)

BONUS: What antigen is measured on ELISA stain

CHST6

BONUS: Keratan sulfate

300

Name the dystrophy. What other condition must be considered if this is in 1 eye?

BONUS: What percentage have elevated IOP? Must be within 2%

PPCD, ICE syndrome

14%

300
According to the book, what is the significant I-S ratio?


BONUS (+300): What are the 4 parameters of the Belin ambrosio criteria.

1.2

Anterior and posterior curvature, thinnest pachy, CDVA

300

What enzyme is deficient?

BONUS (+300): Lesion in vitamin A deficiency that is in similar area on conj.

Homogentisic acid oxidase

Bitot spot

300

What is JD's love interest and co-resident named in Scrubs?

Elliot
400

Gene for early-onset of this disease? 

BONUS: Name the 4 stages in the book

COL8A2

1) Corneal guttae

2) Endothelial decompensation and stromal edema

3) Bullous keratopathy

4) Scarring, subepi fibrosis, peripheral superficial NV

400

Which dystrophy is associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum, limbal dermoid, decreased corneal sensation, and atopy?

BONUS: What does PPPCD stand for?

Fleck 

Punctitiform and polychromatic pre-Descemet corneal dystrophy

400

Explain how to do Dresden protocol cross-linking if your pachy is 410.

BONUS (+200): What is it called if you want to do topo-guided PRK with your CXL?

Remove epi, hypotonic riboflavin before UVA every 2 minutes for 30 minutes, slit lamp for fluorescence, pachy, then UVA for 30 minutes, BCL

BONUS: Athens protocol

400

Orange tonsils and arcus with enlarged liver, spleen, and lymph nodes

BONUS (+400): This disease and Bassen-Kornzweig would lead you to order what lab study?

Tangier disease

Lipid panel for hypolipoproteinemia

400

Name both of Dr. Tsai's techs. Can't be a PGY-4

Janie and Alyssa

500

Dystrophy that is like corneal plana AND why is it maybe not a dystrophy?

BONUS (+500): Name some other findings in this disease

Posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy; mesodermal dysgenesis


BONUS: Iris processes, pupillary remnant, iridocorneal adhesions, corectopia, etc.

500

Patient has this and dermatochalasis. Name the syndrome

BONUS (+300): 3 other possible findings.

Meretoja; lagophthalmos, cranial nerve palsies, dry skin, pendulous ears

500

Kid comes in with a globular cornea. What systemic disease specifically are you worried about?

Ehlers-Danlos Type VI

500

Describe the different types, name two genes, and give 2 ocular associations and 2 systemic findings 

BONUS: What is the difference between keratectasia and congenital anterior staphyloma?

Peters; cornea-iris vs lens-cornea; PITX1 and FOXC1 (or others), CYP1B1; glaucoma, PFV, microcornea, RD; cardiovasular, hearing, dysmorphic face, heart defects, intellect, etc.

BONUS: Keratectasia dose not have a uveal lining and CAS does

500

Who is Jim's office romance prior to getting engaged to Pam?


BONUS (+1000): Capital of Vermont according to Andy in the Office?

Karen Filepelli


Ithaca, New York
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