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Lateral Canthotomy - Procedure Instructions
1) Identify the lateral canthus.
Cleanse the area with antiseptic and anesthetize with
Lateral Canthotomy ... canthotomy. 4) Pull ... toothed forecep, pull ... #Instructions #Management ... #Ophthalmology
Visual Pathway Neural Lesions
A) Optic Nerve → Left Anopia
B) Optic Chiasm → Bitemporal Hemianopia
C) Lateral Geniculate
Hemianopia C) Lateral ... Lesions #Optic #ophthalmology ... #neurology
Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
Lateral Canthotomy ... #Management #Lateral ... Retrobulbar #Hemorrhage #Ophthalmology
Lateral Canthotomy and Cantholysis 
Primary indications 
 - Decreased visual acuity 
 - Intraocular pressure >
Lateral Canthotomy ... Globe rupture #Lateral ... #Indications #Ophthalmology ... #Management
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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Neuro-OphthaImoIogy ... hemianopia) - Lateral ... NeuroOphthaImoIogy #Neurology ... Anatomy #Causes #Ophthalmology
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
object along the lateral ... object along the lateral ... Toe-pull reflex ... Gonda, Stransky - Pull ... release #Diagnosis #Neurology
Amblyopia ("Lazy Eye"): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Amblyopia => 
Interruption of visual stimulation during childhood visual development
-> Atrophy of lateral ... Amblyopia #LazyEye #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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intact) - Usually bilateral ... Robertson #Pupil #neurology ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Extraocular Muscle Actions & Clinical Testing
What about clinical testing of extraocular muscle function & associated nerve
with the line of pull ... produced by the lateral ... with the line of pull ... Palsies: • CN Ill ... diagnosis #testing #ophthalmology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... ↓Antithrombin Ill ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology