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1. Mutations in what gene cause retinoblastoma. What do proteins produced by this gene normally do
RB1 gene - inhibits cell proliferation by altering the expression of genes which promote cell division
two ways to get a mutation of the retinoblastoma gene in a germ (egg or sperm) cell
bilateral or multifocal tumors
What inheritance pattern is seen with germline mutations of the RB1 gene?
AD
what is the presentation of germline or inherited RB?
kids with hereditary diagnosed earlier than non hereditary.
what is the windo of opportunity for metastasis of RB to occur
if it mets, it becomes evident withing 18 mo. rare beyond 3 years.
presenting signs of RB
leukocoria
strab (constant, unilateral),
poor vision,
painful red eye from glaucoma,
orbital cellulitis 2ndry to necrosis, mydriasis, heterochromia, hyphema, hypopyon, uveitis, searching nystagmus
vitreous seeding is...
endophytic tumors that have pushed into the vitreous
Pathognomonic characteristic of RB that helps diagnosis
calcification of tumors.
most common differentials of RB in north america
coats, toxocar, phpv
how are anterior dx beyond ora in region of ciliary body detected
ultrasound biomicroscopy
besides opthalmoscopy, additional tests to dx RB are
CT, FA, genetic counseling
Longterm sequelae in survivors of germline RB
longstanding oncological follow up and genetic counseling
differentiates Poor from Good prognosis
early detection
american society of clinical oncology IDs RB as group 1 disorder = Genetic Testing is
Mandatory
Achromatopsia clinical signs
reduced vision nystagmus, photophobia, day blindness, pupil constriction in dark, hy hyperopia, normal fundus, small central scotoma, complete color blindness
achromatopsia inheritance
ar
genes involved in achromatopsia
CNGA3, CNGB3, GNAT2
LCA predominant presenting signs
poor vision, nystagmus, poor pupillry response to light, oculodigital sign
Late signs of LCA
enophthalmos, kconus cataract
what does the protein normally coded for by ABCA4 do?
encodes a transmembrane rim protein in discs of rod and foveal cone outer segments transport of retinoids from photorecepotrs to RPE.
how can one twin sister have stargardtz and another twin sister not?
association of missense and nonsense mutations of ABCA4.
what is the carrier frequency of AR Stargardts in the population
1:50-1:100
the inheritance in 90% of cases of Stargardtz
AR
T/F: ROP accounts for most of the diability reltated to premature birth
False
factors mentioned linked with poor neuron outcome
ROP, birth weight, gestational age, CP, anisometropia, RE
___% of a BW <1700 develop strabismus. what strab is usually developed
20, exotropia
what is a major ROP risk factor?
degree of imaturity as measured by birth weight or gestational age
stage 1 ROP
flat gray white demarcation line
stage 2 ROP
demarcation line increased in volume. neovascular tufts
stage 3 ROP
extraretinal neovascularization continuous with or disconnected from the posterior border of the ridge. extend in the vitreous
stage 4 ROP
subtotal retinal detachment, exudative/tractional. may involve fovea 4a or may not 4b
stage 5 ROP
funnel shaped total retinal detachment.
stages of ROP that undergo complete resolution.
stage 1 and 2 ROP
sign of incomplete resolution of stage 3
retinal dragging
cryo-rop data...what % of babies with bw 1001-1250g developed any ROP
47%
% untreated babies had severe residual scarring & vision loss
4% had scarring, 2% had vision loss
% of babies with bw < 1251g reached stage 3 threshold
6%
develpment of ROP is more tightly related to
post menstrual age
by what age will the vast majority of babies have developed sever ROP (defined as stage 3 or more?
36 weeks PMA
the criteria BW and gestational age that signal the need for ROP screening (dilation and ophthalmoscopy with scleral intenter)
all babies <1501 or gestation age <29 weeks OR should screen if 1500-2000 with unstable clinical course & at ristk for ROP
surveilance for rop ceases when____.
ROP vessels have grown well into zone 3
immature retina looks like
peripheral -white nonvascular regions
optic disc - grayish double ring appearance
macular area - ill defined with no foveal reflex utntil 36-42 weeks PMA
Retinal arterioles - nor toruous but can become tortuous later
at the 5.5 year outcome measure of cryo-rop, what % of children in the treated vs. unreated group had unfavorable structural outcomes?
47.1% treated vs. 61.7% untreated
by 10 years, what % in the treated vs. untreated group had a good acuity outcome in the cryo-rop study
25.2% treated vs. 23.7% untreated
how many treated eyes in the cryo-rop study had vas of 20/200
45.4%
the type of ROP that has highly active ROP and must be considered for early treatment is
prethreshold 1
define prethreshold 1
zone 1 - any stage of ROP+DZ
zone 1 - stage 3
zone 2 - stage 2 or 3 +Dz
the type of ROP that should be followed conservatively unless they become prethreshold type 1 or threshold ROP is
Prethreshold 2
define prethreshold 2
zone 1 - stage1 or2 +dz
zone 2 - stage 3 without dz
once a decision to treat ROP is made, what is the windo of opportunity
1 week. tx should begin within 2-3 days of threshold identification.
the occurence of the most popular treatement
portable indirect laser
which 3 infections if already experienced by the mother prior to preg, pos noo further risk to the fetus
primary rubella, varicella
which infections can recur during pregnancy and infect the fetus
cmv and toxoplas
what antibodies are too large to crossthe placenta and thus if present signify immune response of the fetus
in humans, the only ab able to cross is maternal IgG. IgM = fetal response
signs of autism may appear around the same time children receive a vaccine to prevent what dz
MMR prevents rubella
incidence of conenital toxoplasmosis
1 in 1000 - 1 in 10000
blindness hydrocephalus, MR, and deafness could be attributed to what infection
toxoplas
variability rates of susceptibility (seronegative mothers) bw US and France
due to differing dietary and living customs
30% change of choriretinits scarring in infants with what dz?
toxoplas
what can a woman of child bearing age do to prevent cathching toxoplas
dont eat undercooked meat, minimize exposure to cats. wash fruits and veges
incidence of CMV
1% of all newborns
how many babies born with CMV are symptomatic
10%
characteristics that CMV and toxo share
jaundice, hepatosplenmegaly, micorcephaly,
systemic manifest unique to toxo
anemia, fever, intracran calcifications, seizures
systemic manifest to CMV
hearing loss, rash (blueberry baby)
whats cultured to look for CMV?
urine and saliva
used to treat CMV
ganciclovir.
usual location of chorioretinitis in HSV
peripheral retina, well circumscribed hyperpigmnted scars
likelihood of a mother wih primary syphillus having a baby that is affected
virutually all
early ocular sign of syphillus
uveitis
hutchinson's triad
interstital keratitis, deafness, malformed incisors
what is interstital keratitis. what is treatment for it.
sectorial or diffuse K edema infiltrated by interstitial vessels. causes K scarring and ghost vessels. topical corticsteroids.
another name for chorioretinitis from syphilis
pseudoretinitis from syphillus
treatment of congenital syphillus
10 day course of penecillin
congenital varicella is typified by
chorioretinitis, cataracts, microphthalmos, horner's neurpathic bladder
small infant eyes combines with small pupils, and poor VA _______(increase/decrease) infant's perception of blur
decrease
retinoscopy (over/under) est. hyperopia in small eyes. by how much is it over/under est?
over by 1/3
what is the clinical signif of the angler of the papillary axis being larger in infants
artificail exotropia causes larger amounts of induced astigmaism.
signif RE should be monitored every __ months
3
combo drops can be prepared from
3.75 ml of 2% cyclo, 7.5 ml of 1% T, and 3.75ml of 10% phenyl to equal = .5%T, .5%C, 2.5% phenyl
a high accomodative lag can indicate
accommodative insufficiency associated with neurodevelopmental delays or low vision
1992 guidelines for oral sedation of pediatric patients
parent or guardian must be present, immediate access to emergency facilities, personell and equipment, positive pressure o2 delivery system, bp cuff and stuff, emergency cart, appropriate consent forms, insturctions about expected effects of seation with emergency phone number, pre sedation physical, vital signs during sedation and condition at discharge
what percent of kids with ambly are detected after school entry
50%
campbell and charney said
what % of kids receiving TX for amblyopiea were first detected in primary medical setting? 25%
in older kids, what percent of bv complaints may resolve with treatment of RE
nearly 50%
what percent of kids age 8-12 years could complete facility with +/-2
90%
average facility of 8-12 year olds with +/- 2?
4.5 cpm
after 12 months, what percent of toddlers have hyperopia > 3.0
3%
most significant refractive risk for developing esotropia
high hyperopia
what limit of hyperopia results in bilateral amblyopia
5D
if hyperopia is not fully compensated, ___ is most likely to be reduced
stereo
how would you correct an amblyopic child with bilateral hyper of 7.0D with a large XP that tropes with full + correction
partially correct
what percentage of infants have astigmatism>1.0
50%
most infantile astigmatism is (atr/wtr)
atr
what axis predicts that astigmatism will persist thruout the critical perios, thus increasinge likelihood of amblyopia
- oblique axis
what 2 factors in addition to the amount of astig can be used to select which children need RE corrxn of their astig
oblique >1.0-2.0 present after the first year, longitudinal measures showing a failure to emmetropinize
until age 3.5, a partial correction is advised for astigmatism (T/F)
True
what additional finding indicates the necessity for full corrxn of astigmatism despite age
coexisting bv probs like reduced vergence ranges or facility
natural hx of aniso
transient
risk for stable aniso
ambly or strab
risk for increasing aniso
increased prevalence and degree of myopia
when do you use atropine to determine the true amount of aniso
if you get a residual ET... use it to look for laten hyper
what is standard of care as far as Rxing for aniso is concerned
prescribe entire difference in sph refractive error
if an infant has a higher degree of ametropia, aniso will probably
persist and become associated with strab/ambly
MOTAS showed what
that most kids dont wear patching like they're supposed to
infantile glauc frequently causes
aniso myopia
natural history of myopia
increases in school years (15% at age 15)
____ % caucasians and ____% AA have myopie
26 and 12
the COMETstudy looked at
link b/w accomodation and myo development/progression. does PAL slow the rate vs SV lenses.
risk factors for higher progression of myopia
young age, girls, non AA
pals were more effective for who
accomodative lag and eso.
the CLAMP study looked at
the effect of RGPs on the slowing down of myopia
define threshold dz
5 consecutive or 8 total clock hours of stage 3 ROP in zone 1 or 2 + dz
horner's can be a presenting sign of _____ so you should always refer out for an _________
neuroblastoma, MRI
if children are << (what age) should they be referred out for IV AB for preseptal cellulitis
5 yo