Download MBBS Ophthalmology PPT 10 Refraction II Lecture Notes

Download MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) Ophthalmology PPT 10 Refraction II Lecture Notes




Department of Ophthalmology

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Acknowledgement

? Photographs in this presentation are courtesy of

Kanski's Clinical Ophthalmology.
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Learning Objectives

At the end of the class, students shall be able to

? Understand what is refraction.
? Have basic knowledge of hypermetropia and astigmatism

and their management.

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What is Refraction

? When rays of light traveling through air enter a

denser transparent medium, the speed of the

light is reduced and the light rays proceed at a

different angle, i.e., they are refracted.

? Except when the rays are normal

Refraction in Ophthalmology
? Methods for evaluating the optical and refractive

state of the eye


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Emmetropia

? Parallel light rays, from an object more than 6 m away, are

focused at the plane of the retina when accomodation is at
rest.

? Clear image of a distant object formed without any

internal adjustment of the optics of the eye.

? Absence of emmetropia = Ametropia

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Refractive errors

Anomalies of the optical state of the eye

? Myopia

? Hypermetropia

? Astigmatism
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Hypermetropia

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Hypermetropia

? Refractive or Diopteric state of eye wherein

incident parallel rays of light coming from

infinity are focused behind the retina with

accommodation being at rest.

? Near images can be blurred unless there is

sufficient accommodation, as in a child.

? They have blurred images for distant objects also
? Most children are born about +3 D hyperopic,

but this usually resolves by age 12 years.










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Types

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Axial Curvature Index Positional Absence of lens

? Axial is the commonest form.
? In this condition the total refractive power of eye is

normal but there is axial shortening of eye wall.

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? Each millimeter of shortening represents approximately

3D of refractive change and thus a hypermetropia of over
6D is uncommon.

? Physiological: Infant, child.

? Pathological: Orbital tumour, or inflammatory mass may

indent the posterior pole of the eye and flatten it
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? Curvature Hypermetropia : When the radius of

curvature of any of the refracting surfaces is increased,

? congenitally (cornea plana) or as a result of trauma

? Increase of 1 mm produces a hypermetropia of 6 D.

? Index Hypermetropia : Usually manifests itself as a

decrease in the effective refractivity of the lens and is
responsible for the hypermetropia which occurs
physiologically in old age and pathologically in diabetes.

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? Positional Hypermetropia : Posterior placed lens

also produced hypermetropia whether it occurs as a
congenital anomaly or as a result of trauma and disease.

? Aphakia : Surgical, posterior dislocation of lens
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Clinical Types:

? Simple Hypermetropia : Commonest form.
? It results from normal biological variations in the

development of eye e.g., axial and curvatural.

? Pathological Hypermetropia : Either congenital or

acquired conditions of eyeball which are outside the

normal biological variation of development e.g.

? index , positional (Aphakia).

? Functional Hypermetropia : Results from paralysis

of accommodation as seen in patients with third nerve

palsy.

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Components of hypermetropia

Total hypermetropia = Latent+manifest (facultative +

absolute

Accommodation in Hypermetropia

? Contraction of the ciliary muscle in the act of

accommodation increases the refractive power of the

lens so that it corrects a certain amount of

hypermetropia.

? Normally there is an appreciable amount corrected by

the contraction involved in the physiological tone of this

muscle.

? Consequently the full degree of hypermetropia is

revealed only when this muscle is paralysed by the use of

a drug such as atropine.

? This is called latent hypermetropia, normally 1D.
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Manifest Hypermetropia consists of:

? Facultative Hypermetropia: Corrected by

the effort of accomodation

? Absolute Hypermetropia: Cannot be

overcome by effort of accomodation

? As tone of ciliary muscle decreases with age,

some latent hypermetropia becomes manifest

? As range of accomodation reduces with age,

more facultative hypermetropia becomes

absolute, all of it after age 60.

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Symptoms

? Vary with degree of hypermetropia and accomodative

effort

? Blurred vision: near>distant

? Accomodative asthenopia

? Convergent squint due to continuous effort of

accomodation, excess of convergence leads to
dissociation of muscle balance

? Early onset of presbyopia
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Signs

? Small eyeball

? Smaller cornea

? Shallow anterior chamber predisposes to angle closure

glaucoma since size of lens is normal

? Apparent divergent squint

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? Retina : Have peculiar sheen : a reflex effect so

called "shot silk retina" on ophthalmoscopic
finding.

? Optic disc : Characteristic appearance which

may resemble an optic neuritis (Pseudopapillitis).
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Treatment

? In young children below the age of 6-7 years, some

degree of hypermetropia is physiological and a

correction need be given only if the error is high or if

strabismus is present.

? In those between 6 and 16 years especially when they

are working strenuously at school smaller error may

require correction.

? Required in middle aged patient, in high

hypermetropia and if patient is having symptoms

? Optical:

Glasses

Contact lens

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? Convex lenses prescribed after full cycloplegic

refraction, particularly in children

? Child with convergent squint may need "full

atropine correction"

? Contact lens power is a little more than spectacle

power
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Surgical

? Conductive keratoplasty.
? Non contact Holmium YAG laser

thermokeratoplasty for lower hypermetropia
(+1D ? 2.5 D).

? Phakic Intraocular lens (+6D ? +10 D)

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Astigmatism


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Astigmatism

? Astigmatism is a type of refractive error where

in the refraction varies in the different meridia.

? Consequently the ray of light entering in the eye

cannot converge to a point focus but form focal

lines.

Astigmatism

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Regular

Irregular

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Astigmatism

? Light rays passing through a steep meridian are deflected

more than those passing through a flatter meridian.
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1. Corneal Astigmatism e.g. keratoconus
2. Lenticular Astigmatism

(i) Curvatural ? e.g. lenticonus
(ii) Positional ? subluxation
(iii) Index ? cataract

3. Retinal astigmatism ? due to oblique placement of

macula.

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Types of Regular Astigmatism

1. With the rule astigmatism : The two principal meridia

are placed at right angles to one another but the vertical

meridian is more curved then horizontal- more common.

2. Against the rule astigmatism : Horizontal meridian is

more curved than the vertical meridian.

3. Oblique astigmatism : Is a type of regular astigmatism

where the two principal meridia are not horizontal and

vertical though they are at right angles to one another

(45 and 135 deg)


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? Optics of regular astigmatism : In regular

astigmatism the parallel rays of light are not focused on a

point but form two focal lines ? Sturm's conoid


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Refractive types of Regular

astigmatism

? Depending upon the position of

two focal lines in relation to retina,

regular astigmatism is further

classified

? Simple : Where one of the foci

falls upon retina, the other focus

may fall in front of or behind so

that one meridian is emmetropic

the other is either hypermetropic

or myopic.

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2. Compound : Where neither of

two foci lie upon the retina but
both are placed in front or
behind it.

The state of the refraction is

then entirely hypermetropic or
entirely myopic. The former is
known as compound
hypermetropic, the latter as
compound myopic astigmatism.


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3. Mixed : Where one focus is in front of and other behind the

retina so that the refraction is hypermetropic in one

direction and myopic in the other.

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? Irregular Astigmatism : Refraction in different

meridia are irregular.

Etiological types:

1. Curvatural irregular astigmatism: irregular healing of

cornea after trauma and inflammation (particularly
ulceration & keratoconus)

2. Index irregular astigmatism : incipient cataract
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Symptoms

1. Defective vision
2. Blurring of objects
3. Asthenopic symptoms - eyeache and headache
4. Running of lines

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Treatment

? Optical ? Spectacles with cylindrical lenses, Contact lens

(Toric contact lenses with prism ballast)

? Surgical

1. Astigmatic keratotomy: Limbal Relaxing Incision,

arcuate keratectomy, removal of sutures

2. Photo-astigmatic refractive keratotomy (PARK)

3. Laser: Excimer laser: LASIK or Femtosecond laser
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Guidelines for Optical treatment

1. If the patient does not complain of asthenopic

symptoms small astigmatic errors (0.5 D or less)
generally do not require correction

2. If asthenopic symptoms are there, error should be

corrected by cylindrical lenses.

3. Undercorrect the error initially

4. At a later date, full correction may be worn comfortably.

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