Cornea
What types of collagen are found in bowmans layer
(I, V, VII)
What is the medication known to cause Floppy iris Syndrome?
tamsulosin
What are the anatomical structures that holds the lens in place?
SUSPENSORY LIGAMENTS
WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL AREDS VITAMINS FORMULATION?
(VIT C 500 MG, VIT E 400 IU, BETA CAROTENE 15 MG, ZINC OXIDE 80 MG, CUPRIC OXIDE 2 MG)
MALE AGE 6-8 YRS WITH UNILATERAL YELLOW SUBRETINAL AND INTRARETINAL LIPID EXUDATES ASSOCIATED WITH
(COATS DISEASE)
Bowmans layer does not regenerate when it is injured as it lacks this type of cell?
(keratocytes)
What are 3 antibacterials that you should take on an empty stomach?
PAT = penicillins, azithromycin, tetracyclines
In what layer of the retina does exudates form?
(outer plexiform layer)
WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN AREDS SUPPLEMENTATION TO PREVENT ZINC-INDUCED ANEMIA?
(CUPRIC OXIDE)
IRVINE-GASS SYNDROME: CME S/P COMPLICATED CE/IOL TYPICALLY OCCURS ___ AFTER SURGERY (cataract surgery)
(6-10 weeks)
What is the percentage of water needed for stroma to maintain optimal corneal transparency?
(70-80%)
In a horner’s pupil, the topical medication Apraclonidine, how will it work?
*find answer*
FOOT PROCESSES OF ____ FORM THE ILM (INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE)
MULLER'S CELLS
IN THE AREDS2 STUDY, WHAT WAS SUBSTITUTED FOR BETA-CAROTENE? (
(LUTEIN + ZEANTHIN)
What is the clinical triad of Horner’s syndrome?
miosis (ie, constricted pupil), partial ptosis, and loss of hemifacial sweating
What is the middle layer of the cornea of the corneal epithelium made up of?
(Wing Cells)
Name five high risk characteristics for plaquenil toxicity
(age, concurrent liver problems, over 65, predeposed macular problem and concurrent tamoxifen)
IN MACULA, OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER IS CALLED
(HENLE'S FIBER LAYER)
PATIENT WITH WHAT TYPE OF AMD WILL BENEFIT FROM AREDS?
(- INTERMEDIATE AMD (EXTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE DRUSEN, >=1 LARGE DRUSEN, NONSUBFOVEAL GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY) IN ONE OR BOTH EYES - ADVANCED UNILATERAL AMD)
WHERE IS OPTIC PIT USUALLY LOCATED?
(INFERIOR TEMPORAL MARGIN )
Corneal epithelium is derived from this embryological germ layer
(surface ectoderm)
Why is lipophilicity of key component of anesthetics?
(it can penetrate cells (corneal layers), skin, CNS, and blood brain barrier)
RADIAL ORIENTATION OF FIBERS IN ___ RESPONSIBLE FOR MACULAR STAR CONFIGURATION AND CYSTIC SPACES IN CME
HENLE'S FIBER LAYER (OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER IN MACULA)
IN APPROPRIATE PATIENTS, BY WHAT PERCENT WILL TAKING AREDS REDUCE RISK OF PROGRESSION TO ADVANCED AMD?
(25%)
- WHAT IS INHERITANCE PATTERN OF COMPLETE ACHROMATOPSIA?
(X-LINKED RECESSIVE)