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101 Cards in this Set
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Which mucins are the anchoring type?
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MUC1, MUC4, MUC16
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What is MUC5AC?
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The most common--Lubricating Muscin.
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Secretion of the aqueous layer via what cells?
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Pyramidal cells.
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Sympathetic supply to lacrimal via:
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Deep Petrosal Nerve.
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I say "The Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerve," you say:
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Parasympathetic supply to the lacrimal gland.
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List afferent pathways to the lacrimal gland (6 kinds)
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Trigeminal nerve, Optic nerve, CN VII (Facial), CN IX & X, Cortex, and Hypothalamus
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cAMP is a ____.
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Second Messenger
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Protein kinase C accomplishes ____.
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Phosphorylation of enzymes
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List 3 factors leading to stimulation of adenylyl cyclase:
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VIP, aphla MSH, ACTH
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What is the function of an Na/K-ATPase?
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Pumps sodium OUT of secretory cells.
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What is the thickness of the lipid layer?
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0.1 um
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What is the thickness of the aqueous layer?
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5 um
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What is the thickness of the muscin layer?
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1 um
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What is a typical value for tear osmolarity?
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318 mOsm/kg
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What is a typical value for tear tonicity?
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0.97% NaCl
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What change in tear tonicity results following adaptiation to rigid CLs?
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Tears become Hypertonic (decreased production, increased osmolarity, mechanical tear film breakup, etc.)
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What cange in tear tonicity occurs during adaptation to rigid CLs?
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Hypotonicity of the tears (reflex tearing, overproduction, etc.)
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What change occurs in tear osmolarity in postmenepausal women?
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Tear osmolarity increases (dry eye due to decreased lacrimal gland secretion)
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Is the pH of infant tears higher or lower than adults?
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Lower pH: Their eyes haven't been opened much.
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Approximate the refractive index of tears:
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1.33698
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What does BUT stand for?
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Break Up Time
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What is a normal result from a Schirmer Test?
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> 10 mm in 5 min.
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Having > 350 interpalpebral goblet cells/mm^2 would be found by a ____ test?
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Impression Cytology
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Non Invasive Break Up Time (NIBUT) > or < than BUT?
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NIBUT > BUT (nothing artificial interfering with layer, or possibly longer detection time)
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What does the Jones Test I check for?
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Appearance of fluorescein dye
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What is the normal height of the tear meniscus?
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> 0.3 mm
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This would be graded on a scale of 0-3 (0 or 1 is normal):
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Fluorescein dye disappearance test
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Pseudoepiphora is a:
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Hypersecretion of tears problem
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Meibomian gland dysfunction is a:
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Lipid layer abnormality
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Less than 10 mm traveled in 15 seconds would be an abnormal reading from a:
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Phenol Red thread test
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What does KCS stand for?
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Keratoconjunctivitis sicca [Desiccation] as seen in Sjogren's Syndrome.
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Meibomian gland dysfunction is a:
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Lipid layer abnormality
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Less than 10 mm traveled in 15 seconds would be an abnormal reading from a:
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Phenol Red thread test
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Define Madarosis
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Partial loss of eyelashes
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Blockage of Meibomian glands:
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Meibomian gland dysfunction
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Inversion of eyelid margin:
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Entropion
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What is an external hordeolum
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Inflammation of an eyelash follicle (aka a stye)
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What do you call a chronic granuloma of a Meibomian gland?
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Chalazion
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What do you call inflammation of the eyelid margin?
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Belpharitis
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Define Ectropion:
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Outward turning of the eylid margin.
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Define Demodicosis:
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Lid infestation with mites.
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What do you call it when someone has no eyelashes?
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Alopecia
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What is an acute inflammation of a Meibomian Gland?
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Internal Hordeolum
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How does one measure polymegathism?
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Use the coefficient of variation.
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What is the origin of the keratocyte endothelium?
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Neural crest
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What is the origin of the corneal epithelium?
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Surface ectoderm
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What is the mean central corneal thickness?
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536 um
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What effect does dry eye have on corneal thickness?
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Dry eye decreases corneal thickness
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What is the radius of curvature for the cornea?
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7.8mm
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Radius of curvature for the sclera?
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12mm
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Where is glycogen stored in the eye?
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Glycogen is stored in surface epithelium
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What takes place in the basal epithelium?
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Mitosis.
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"Scattering is reduced by destructive interference" is ____ ____ ____?
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Maurice's lattice theory
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Is the relationship between stromal thickness/hydration linear or exponential?
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Linear
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Is the relationship between swelling pressure and hydration linear or exponential?
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Exponential
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What sort of junctions are between keratocytes?
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Gap junctions
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What sort of junctions are between surface epithelial cells?
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Zonular occludens
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What kind of junctions are between endothelial cells?
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Maculae occludens.
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What's the minimum oxygen tension needed to get 4% edema with an extended wear CL?
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17.90%
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What's the minimum oxygen tension used with daily wear CLs?
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9.90%
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What is 12R-HETE
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An arachidonate metabolite
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What would stromal pH be after wearing a hydrogel CL?
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7.15
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What % of the air is made up of oxygen?
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21%
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What is the partial pressure of oxygen at sea level?
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559 mmHg
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What is the partial pressure of oxygen under a closed eyelid?
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57 mmHg
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What reduction in oxygen uptake rate is seen with a long-term extended wear CL?
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15% reduction
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Dk is permeability or transmissibility?
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Permeability
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Dk/t is permeability or transmissibility?
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Transmissibility
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What is the stroma pH of a normal open eye?
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7.55
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What is the intramuscular circle formed by?
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The perforating branch of the anterior ciliary arteries
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Where is the Major Arterial Cricle of the Iris located?
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At the iris root.
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Branches of the anterior ciliary arteries on the surface of the sclera gives rise to ____?
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The episcleral arterial circle
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Where is the minor arterial circle of the iris located?
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At the collarette of the iris.
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What does the superficial marginal plexus give rise to?
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Peripheral corneal arcades and recurrent conjunctival vessels.
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What forms the choriocapillaris (choroid)?
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Sort posterior ciliary arteries.
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Where are the plexi from the central retinal artery located?
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The nerve fiber layer and inner nuclear layer of the retina.
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The circle of Zinn supplies ____?
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Portions of the optic nerve.
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What ion exists in greater concentration within the aqueous (compared to plasma)?
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Chloride
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Proteins are in lower concentration in the ____ than the plasma?
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There aren't any proteins in the aqueous.
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What antioxidant increases sodium transport in the ciliary epithelia?
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Ascorbic acid.
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What is the location of the minor circle of the iris?
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Collarette
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What layer of the iris is responsible for iris color?
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Anterior boarder layer.
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Zonula occludens are found in what layer of the iris?
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Posterior pigment epithelium
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How would you define an iris process?
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A modification of the uveal meshwork that bridges the anterior chamber angle
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What's the predominant GAG in the juxtacanalicular tissue in normals?
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Hyaluronic acid.
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Elevated levels of ____ are found in some patients with POAG (and in steroid-induced glaucoma)?
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TIGR protein (myocilin)
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AQP1 might influence outflow facility by reducing ____?
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Trabecular meshwork cell volume.
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What gene stimulates apoptosis in ganglion cells?
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bax, bad
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What's the primary excitatory neurotransmitter of the retina?
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Glutamate
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What's BDNF
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Bone Derived Neurotrophic Factor: required for normal physiological functioning of ganglion cells
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What's a receptor involved in glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity?
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NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate)
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Astrocytes store ____ and take up ____ & ____?
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Astrocytes store glycogen, and take up neurotransmitters & ions.
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Cholinergic agonists cause ____ in the CB and ____ trabecular outflow?
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Cholinergic agonists cause muscle contraction in the CB and increased trabecular outflow
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Alpha 2 adrenergic agonists ____ aqueous secretion & ____?
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Alpha 2 adrenergic agonists reduce aqueous secretion & the blood-aqueous barrier.
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How do CAIs affect the NPE & PE?
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Reduced loading of NPE and PE with sodium & chloride
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What are prostaglandins used for?
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Increased uveoscleral outflow.
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Beta 2 adrenergic antagonists (CAMP pathway) affect NKCC transporters how?
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Reduced NKCC cotransport (agonists increase outflow).
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Alpha 1 adrenergic agonists cause ____?
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Mydriasis.
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Beta 2 adrenergic agonists cause ____?
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Reduction in accommodation.
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Cytoskeletal agents affect a ____?
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Trabecular endothelial cell shape change.
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NMDA receptor antagonists are used for ____?
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Neuroprotection.
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