La Fe Eye Care & Optical Services

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15/02/2024

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22/12/2023

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15/03/2023

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14/12/2022

Development of Vision

A baby’s vision goes through many changes during their first year of life. At each well-child visit, your pediatrician will check your infant’s vision to monitor these changes and make sure their visi

17/11/2022

WHAT ARE MEIBOMIAN (OIL) GLANDS?
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Meibomian glands are the tiny oil glands which line the margin of the eyelids (the edges which touch when the eyelids are closed). These glands secrete oil which coats the surface of our eyes and keeps the water component of our tears from evaporating (drying out). Together, the water and the oil layer make up the tear film.

The tear film lubricates and keeps the surface of our eyes healthy; it also affects how we see. If either the water or oil layer is decreased, or is of poor quality, we may have symptoms of irritation and/or blurred vision.

WHAT IS MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION (MGD)?
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) refers to the condition where the glands are not secreting enough oil or when the oil they secrete is of poor quality. Often, the oil gland openings get plugged up so that less oil comes out of the glands. The oil that does make it out of the glands can be granular (crusty) or otherwise unhealthy and can cause irritation.

MGD is very common. In the early stages, patients are often asymptomatic, but if left untreated, MGD can cause or exacerbate dry eye symptoms and eyelid inflammation. The oil glands become blocked with thickened secretions. Chronically clogged glands eventually become unable to secrete oil which results in permanent changes in the tear film and dry eyes.

Symptoms include:

Dryness
• Burning
• Itching
• Stickiness/ Crustiness
• Watering
• Light Sensitivity
• Red Eyes
• Foreign Body Sensation
• Chalazion/Styes
• Intermittent Blurry Vision.

WHAT IS THE TREATMENT OF MGD?
°WARM COMPRESSES
°MASSAGE
°LID SCRUBS
°OMEGA- 3 FATTY ACID: FLAX SEED and FISH OIL

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02/05/2021

ABNORMALITIES OF PUPILLARY REACTIONS
#1. Amaurotic light reflex.
✓ refers to the absence of direct light reflex on the affected side (say right eye) and absence of consensual light reflex on the normal side (i.e., left eye).
✓ This indicates lesions of the optic nerve or retina on the affected side (i.e., right eye),
leading to complete blindness.
#2. Efferent pathway defect.
✓Absence of both direct and consensual light reflex on the affected side (say
right eye) and presence of both direct and consensual light reflex on the normal side (i.e., left eye) indicates efferent pathway defect (sphincter paralysis).
✓ Its causes include: effect of parasympatholytic drugs (e.g., atropine, homatropine), internal ophthalmoplegia, and third nerve paralysis.
#3. Wernicke’s hemianopic pupil.
✓ It indicates lesion of the optic tract.
✓ In this condition light reflex (ipsilateral direct and contralateral consensual) is absent when light is thrown on the temporal half of the retina of the affected side and nasal half of the opposite side; while it is present when the light is thrown on the nasal half of the affected side and temporal half of the opposite side.
#4. Marcus Gunn pupil.
✓ It is the paradoxical response of a pupil of light in the presence of a relative afferent pathway defect (RAPD).
✓ It is tested by swinging flash light test.
#5. Argyll Robertson pupil (ARP) .
✓ The pupil is slightly small in size and reaction to near reflex is present but light reflex is absent, i.e., there is light near dissociation (to remember, the acronym ARP may stand for ‘accommodation reflex present’).
✓ Both pupils are involved and dilate poorly with mydriatics.
#6. The Adie’s tonic pupil.
✓ In this condition reaction to light is absent and to near reflex is very slow and tonic. The affected pupil is larger (anisocoria).
✓ It is usually unilateral, associated with absent knee jerk and occurs more often in young women.
✓Adie’s pupil constricts with weak pilocarpine (0.125%) drops, while normal pupil does not.

27/02/2021

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