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HIGHER STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF UKRAINE "UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STOMATOLOGICAL ACADEMY" “APPROVED” at the meeting of otorhinolaryngology with ophthalmology department “___”__________20___ Head of the Department ____ S.B. Bezshapochny METHODICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRACTICAL CLASSES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY FOR MEDICAL FACULTY STUDENTS Subject Ophthalmology Topic № 12-13 Content module № Theme: Glaucoma Course IV Faculty Medical 1. ACTUALITY OF THE TOPIC: There are a number of diseases, which are not lead to death, but deprive person of joy to perceive the wonderful world of sun and colors. "Dark Water," "yellow water", "green cataract", "ophthalmic migraine", "glaucoma" - a name that people gave to one of the most insidious diseases of the eye. Significant spread of primary glaucoma, difficulty of early diagnosis and prognosis is serious reason for constant attention to this disease by the medical workers of different professions (dentists, physicians, surgeons, etc.). Today in Ukraine more than 40.2% of patients with glaucoma in the adult population and about 105 million glaucoma patients in the world. There are 5 factors that determine the socio-economic importance of glaucoma: - A significant number of patients - A large percentage of incurable blindness in patients with glaucoma - A chronic course of illness - Irreversible loss of visual function - Significant public spending on health, social and personal rehabilitation of patients with glaucoma. 2. AIMS - To understand current state of the problem To learn: - Research methods of measurement IOP - Classification of glaucoma - Symptoms of an acute attack of glaucoma and first aid - Treatment of congenital glaucoma - Clinic of primary glaucoma - Treatment of primary glaucoma - Diseases that can lead to secondary glaucoma - Clinic and treatment of secondary glaucoma. 3. TASKS FOR SELF-TRAINING FOR PRACTICAL CLASSES 3.1 List of key terms, parameters, characteristics to learn for the topic Term 1. Glaucoma 2. Tonometry 3. Normal IOP 4. Types of the angle of anterior chamber of the eye 5. Gonioscopy Definition Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive disease that affects the optic nerve to the development of a specific optic neuropathy, characteristic changes in the visual field and decreased visual function, in some cases accompanied by a periodic or persistent increase in intraocular pressure Measurement of intraocular preasure Tonometric - 16-25 mm Hg, true - 9-22 mm Hg. Open - the angle in which all the drainage structures and channels for the outflowing of intraocular fluid are available and closed - the angle blocked by the root of the iris. Method of studying structure of the angle of anterior chamber of the eye with help of lenses. 3.2. Questions: 1. Anatomical and physiological features of structure of the anterior chamber angle of the eye. 2. Mechanism of regulation of IOP. 3. Methods IOP study. 4. Gonioscopy, types of the anterior chamber angle. 5. The classification of glaucoma. 6. Pathogenesis, clinic and treatment of patients with congenital glaucoma. 7. The etiology of primary glaucoma. 8. Classification of primary glaucoma, its detailed characteristics. 9. The volume of the necessary studies in patients with glaucoma. 10. The principles of conservative therapy of glaucoma. 11. Clinic of acute attack of angle-closure glaucoma. 12. The methods of surgical treatment of glaucoma. 13. Preventing the emergence and development of glaucoma. The principles of clinical examination. 3.3 Practical skills: 1. Measurement of IOP by palpation 2. Evaluating measurement of IOP for Maklakov.. 3. Emergency care during an acute attack of glaucoma. 4. CONTENT OF THE TOPIC: The term glaucoma refers to a group of diseases that have in common a characteristic optic neuropathy with associated visual function loss. Although elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) one of the primary risk factors, its presence or absence does not have a role in the definition of the disease. Three factors determine the IOP: - the rate of aqueous humor production by the ciliary body; - resistance to aqueous outflow across the trabecular meshwork - Schlemm's canal system; the specific site of resistance is generally thought to be in the juxtacanalicular meshwork; - the level of episcleral venous pressure. In most individuals, the optic nerve and visual field changes seen in glaucoma are determined by both the level of the IOP and the resistance of the optic nerve axons to pressure damage. Regardless of the IOP the presence of glaucoma is defined by a characteristic optic neuropathy consistent with excavation and undermining of the neural and connective tissue elements of the optic disc and by the eventual development of characteristic visual field defects. Preperimetric glaucoma is a term that is sometimes used to denote glaucomatous changes in the optic disc in patients with normal visual fields, as determined by white-on-white perimetry. Since the correct application of this term depends on the sensitivity of the visual function test used, the development of new, more sensitive tests may allow earlier confirmation of this type of glaucoma, while the patient is within this preperimetric phase. Classification of glaucoma Type Open-angle glaucoma Primary open-angle glaucoma Normal-tension glaucoma Characteristics Not associated with known ocular or systemic disorders that cause increased resistance to aqueous outflow or damage to optic nerve; usually associated with elevated IOP Considered in continuum of POAG; terminology often used when IOP is not elevated Juvenile open-angle glaucoma Terminology often used when open-angle glaucoma diagnosed at young age (typically 10- 30 years of age) Glaucoma suspect Normal optic disc and visual field associated with elevated IOP Suspicious optic disc and/or visual field with normal lOP Secondary open-angle glaucoma Increased resistance to trabecular meshwork outflow associated with other conditions (pigmentary glaucoma, phacolytic glaucoma, steroid-induced glaucoma, exfoliation, anglerecession glaucoma) Increased posttrabecular resistance to outflow secondary to elevated episcleral venous pressure (carotid cavernous sinus fistula) Angle-closure glaucoma Primary angle-closure glaucoma with relative pupillary block Acute angle closure Subacute angle closure (intermittent angle closure) Chronic angle closure Secondary angleclosure glaucoma with pupillary block Movement of aqueous humor from posterior chamber to anterior chamber restricted; peripheral iris in contact with trabecular meshwork Occurs when IOP rises rapidly as a result of relatively sudden blockage of the trabecular meshwork Repeated, brief episodes of angle closure with mild symptoms and elevated IOP, often a prelude to acute angle closure IOP elevation caused by variable portions of anterior chamber angle being permanently closed by peripheral anterior synechiae (For example, swollen lens, secluded pupil) Secondary angleclosure glaucoma without pupillary block Posterior pushing mechanism: lens-iris diaphragm pushed forward (posterior segment tumor uveal effusion) Anterior pulling mechanism: anterior segment process pulling iris forward to form peripheral anterior synechiae (iridocorneal endothelial syndrome, neovascular glaucoma, inflammation) Plateau iris syndrome An anatomic variation in the iris root in which narrowing of the angle occurs independent of pupillary block Childhood glaucoma Primary congenital glaucoma Glaucoma associated with congenital anomalies Secondary glaucoma in infants and children Primary glaucoma present from birth to first few years of life Associated with ocular disorders (anterior segment dysgenesis, aniridia) Associated with systemic disorders (rubella, Lowe syndrome) (For example, glaucoma secondary to retinoblastoma or trauma) Intraocular Pressure and Aqueous Humor Dynamics Aqueous humor formation is a biological process that is subject to circadian rhythms. Aqueous humor is formed by the ciliary processes, each of which is composed of a double layer of epithelium over a core of stroma and a rich supply of fenestrated capillaries. Each of the 80 or so processes contains a large number of capillaries, which are supplied mainly by branches of the major arterial circle of the iris. The apical surfaces of both the outer pigmented and the inner nonpigmented layers of epithelium face each other and are joined by tight junctions, which are an important component of the bloodaqueous barrier. The inner nonpigmented epithelial cells, which protrude into the posterior chamber, contain numerous mitochondria and microvilli; these cells are thought to be the actual site of aqueous production. The ciliary processes provide a large surface area for secretion. Aqueous humor formation and secretion into the posterior chamber result from: - active secretion, which takes place in the double-layered ciliary epithelium, - ultrafiltration, - simple diffusion. Active secretion, or transport. consumes energy to move substances against an electrochemical gradient and is independent of pressure. The identity of the precise ion or ions transported is not known, but sodium, chloride, and bicarbonate are involved. Active secretion accounts for the majority of aqueous production and involves, at least in part, activity of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase II. Ultrafiltration refers to a pressure-dependent movement along a pressure gradient. In the ciliary processes, the hydrostatic pressure difference between capillary pressure and IOP favors fluid movement into the eye, whereas the oncotic gradient between the two resists fluid movement. Diffusion is the passive movement of ions across a membrane related to charge and concentration. In humans, aqueous humor has an excess of hydrogen and chloride ions, an excess of ascorbate, and a deficit of bicarbonate relative to plasma. Aqueous humor is essentially protein free, which allows for optical clarity and reflects the integrity of the blood-aqueous barrier of the normal eye. Albumin accounts for about half of the total protein. Other components include growth factors; several enzymes, such as carbonic anhydrase, lysozyme, diamine oxidase, plasminogen activator, dopamine-hydroxylase, and phospholipase A2; and prostaglandins, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), catecholamines, steroid hormones, and hyaluronic acid. Aqueous humor is produced at an average rate of2.0-2.5 ~μL|min, and its composition is altered as it flows from the posterior chamber, through the pupil, and into the anterior chamber. This alteration occurs across the hyaloid face of the vitreous, the surface of the lens, the blood vessels of the iris, and the corneal endothelium and is secondary to other dilutional exchanges and active processes. Aqueous formation varies diurnally and drops during sleep. It also decreases with age, as does outflow facility. The rate of aqueous formation is affected by a variety of factors, including - integrity of the blood-aqueous barrier - blood flow to the ciliary body - neurohumoral regulation of vascular tissue and the ciliary epithelium Aqueous Humor Outflow Aqueous humor outflow occurs by 2 major mechanisms: pressure-dependent outflow and pressure-independent outflow. The facility of outflow varies widely in normal eyes. The mean value reported ranges from 0.22 to 0.30 μL/min/mm Hg. Outflow facility decreases with age and is affected by surgery, trauma, medications, and endocrine factors. Patients with glaucoma and elevated IOP have decreased outflow facility. Trabecular Outflow Traditional thought contended that most of the aqueous humor exits the eye by way of the trabecular meshwork- Schlemm's canal - venous system. However, recent evidence questions the exact ratio of trabecular to uveoscleral outflow. As with outflow facility, this ratio is affected by age and by ocular health . The meshwork is classically divided into 3 parts (Fig 1). The uveal part is adjacent to the anterior chamber and is arranged in bands that extend from the iris root and the ciliary body to the peripheral cornea. The corneoscleral meshwork consists of sheets of trabeculum that extend from the scleral spur to the lateral wall of the scleral sulcus. The juxtacanalicular meshwork, which is thought to be the major site of outflow resistance, is adjacent to, and actually forms the inner wall of, Schlemm's canal. Aqueous moves both across and between the endothelial cells lining the inner wall of Schlemm's canal The trabecular meshwork is composed of multiple layers, each of which consists of a collagenous connective tissue core covered by a continuous endothelial layer covering. It is the site of pressure-dependent outflow. The trabecular meshwork functions as a 1-way valve that permits aqueous to leave the eye by bulk flow but limits flow in the other direction, independent of energy. In most older eyes, trabecular cells contain a large number of pigment granules with in their cytoplasm that give the entire meshwork a brown or muddy appearance. In addition, the number of trabecular cells decreases with age, and the basement membrane beneath them thickens. There are relatively few trabecular cells- approximately 200,000- 300,000 cells per eye. Schlemm's canal is completely lined with an endothelial layer that does not rest on a continuous basement membrane. The canal is a single channel, with an average diameter of approximately 370 μm, and is transversed by tubules. The inner wall of Schlemm's canal contains giant vacuoles that have direct communication with the intertrabecular spaces. The outer wall is actually a single layer of endothelial cells that do not contain pores. A complex system of vessels connects Schlemrn's canal to the episcleral veins, which subsequently drain into the anterior ciliary and superior ophthalmic veins. These, in turn, ultimately drain into the cavernous sinus. When IOP is low, the trabecular meshwork may collapse, or blood may reflux into Schlemm's canal and be visible on gonioscopy. Uveoscleral Outflow In the normal eye, any nontrabecular outflow is termed uveoscleral outflow. Uveoscleral outflow is also termed pressure-independent outflow. A variety of mechanisms are likely involved, predominantly aqueous passage from the anterior chamber into the ciliary muscle and then into the supraciliary and suprachoroidal spaces. The fluid then exits the eye through the intact sclera or along the nerves and the vessels that penetrate it. As noted, uveoscleral outflow is largely pressure-independent and is believed to be influenced by age. Uveoscleral outflow has been estimated to account for 5%-15% of total aqueous outflow, but recent studies indicate it may be a higher percentage of total outflow, especially in normal eyes of young people. It is increased by cycloplegia, adrenergic agents, prostaglandin analogs, and certain complications of surgery (eg, cyclodialysis) and is decreased by miotics. Intraocular Pressure Normal level of intraocular pressure Factors influencing intraocular pressure IOP varies with a number of factors, including the following: - time of day, - heartbeat, - respiration, - exercise, - fluid intake, - systemic medications, - topical medications. ` Methods of examination Ophthalmoscopy Ophthalmoscopy should be done routinely in all cases. Accurate ophthalmoscopy through an undilated pupil is however difficult to perform. Although direct ophthalmoscopy is most commonly done, indirect ophthalmoscopy and slit-lamp biomicroscopy will be helpful in the evaluation. Indirect ophtalmoscopy Indirect ophthalmoscopy is possible to perform with the patient sitting upright in the examination chair. The examination room should be dimly lit, and the ophthalmologist should be darkadapted. Principles Indirect ophthalmoscopy provides a stereoscopic view of the fundus. The light emitted from the instrument is transmitted to the fundus through a condensing lens held at the focal point of the eye which provides an inverted and laterally reversed image of the fundus. This image is viewed through a special viewing system in the ophthalmoscope. As the power of the condensing lens decreases the working distance and the magnil1cation are increased but the field of view is reduced and vice versa. Gonioscopy Goldmann gonioscopy The patient should be advised that the lens will touch the eye but cause not more than slight discomfort. The patient should also be requested to keep both eyes open at all times and not to move the head backwards when the lens is being inserted. a. The preliminary steps are the same as already described for fundus examination. b. The angle is visualized with the small dome-shaped gonioscopic mirror (if a three-mirror lens is being used). c. Initially the mirror is placed at the 12 o'clock position to visualize the interior angle and then rotated clockwise. The slit beam should be 2mm wide and when viewing different positions it is usually best to rotate the beam so that its axis is at right angles to the mirror. d. When the view or the angle is obscured by a convex iris it is possible to 'see over the hill' by asking the patient to look in the direction of the mirror. e. When the plane or the iris is flat the patient should be asked to look away from the mirror in order to obtain a view parallel to the iris with optimal image quality. Normal angle structures are shown on fig 2 Tonometry Maklacov tonometry Other tonometers Tono-Pen is a hand-held self-contained battery powered portable contact tonometer (Fig. 3). The probe tip contains a transducer that measures the applied force. A microprocessor analyses the force/time curve generated by the transducer during corneal indentation to calculate IOP. The instrument correlates well with Goldmann tonometry although it slightly overestimates a low IOP and underestimates a high IOP. Its main advantage involves the ability to measure IOP in eyes with distorted or oedematous corneas as well as through a bandage contact lens. Non-contact tonometers are based on the principle of applanation but instead of using a prism the central part of the cornea is flattened by a jet of air. The time required to sufficiently flatten the cornea relates directly to the level of IOP. The instrument is easy to use and does not require topical anaesthesia. It is therefore particularly useful for screening by non-ophthalmologists. Its main disadvantage is that it is accurate only within the low-to-middle range. The jet of air can startle the patient both with its apparent force and noise. A non-contact tonometer may be nonportable (fig 4) or portable. Perimetry The visual field may be described as an island of vision surrounded by a sea of darkness. It is not a flat plane but a three-dimensional structure akin to a hill of vision. The outer aspect of the visual field extends approximately 60° superiorly 60° nasally 80° inferiorly and 90° temporally. Visual acuity is sharpest at the very top of the hill (i.e. the fovea) and then declines progressively towards the periphery the nasal slope being steeper than the temporal. The blind spot is located temporally between 10° and 20° Confocal scanning laser tomography Physics. The Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT) is a scanning laser ophthalmoscope that can interpret difrerences in the prolile or the optic nerve head and peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (NFL) a to produce a computerized three-dimensional topographical image. This profile is then compared to a regression analysis derived profile. - images or the disc and peripapillary retina are shown at the top of the display (Fig. 5). In the topographic image (top left) the cup is represented in red the neuroretinal rim in green and the slope in blue. - the reflectivity image (top right) is divided into six sectors. 1\ green tick within a sector indicates within normal limits a yellow exclamation mark borderline and a red cross abnormal. The two cross-section images (top centre and middle) show the amount of cupping in the vertical and horizontal planes. Pathology o f Glaucoma. The pathologic alteration is governed by the severity and duration of raised ocular tension. The structural alterations in different tissues are as follows: Cornea. There are edema in all the layers, separation of the basal cells, presence of filaments, bullae and pannus. Degenerations may occur. Epithelial oedema occurs when the IOP exceeds 45 mm Hg. Limbus. Distension of the vessels and formations of new anastomoses are common. Trabecular-Schlemm’s canal system. The changes include: (a) fragmentation of the collagens; (b) proliferation and foamy degeneration of the endothelial cells; (c) narrowing of the intertrabecular spaces; (d) abundance of acid mucupolyaccharides in the trabecular meshwork; (e) decrease or absence of the giant vacuoles in the inner wall endothelium of Schlemm’s canal; and (f) collapse of Schlemm’s canal. Electron microscopy in advanced cases of primary open-angle glaucoma has shown extracellular plaques present in the trabecular meshwork and Schlemm’s canal. Uveal tract. This shows oedema followed by fibrosis. Retina. Atrophy and cyst formation of the ganglion cells, degeneration of the plexiform layers, disintegration of the nuclear layer, matting and flattening of the rods and cones, and replacement of the nerve fibre layer by gliosis and haemorrhage from the sclerotic vessels are present. Optic disc. Atrophy and cupping are characteristically present. Sclera. Ectasia and staphyloma are seen Clinical features. Chronic simple glaucoma is a bilateral affection with a very slow progress and is insidious in onset. The early symptoms include aches about the eyes and mild headaches. Any subject above the age of 40 years requiring especially frequent change in presbyopic glasses should be examined for any evidence of this affection. It must be noted that in some cases, signs of central retinal vein thrombosis may be the first evidence of the underlying glaucoma. Diagnosis. Diagnosis essentially depends on the following investigations. Ophthalmoscopic examination. It is rather difficult to distinguish early optic disc changes from a physiologic excavation of the disc especially when the latter is deep. Two marked changes in glaucoma of some duration are pallor and cupping. The possible variants are: (a) pathological cupping with atrophy; (b) pathological cupping without atrophy; (c) atrophy with minimal pathological cupping; and (d) atrophy with no pathological cupping. Cupping possibly results from mechanical pressure and ischaemia. The pressure causes forcing the lamina cribrosa backwards leading to squeezing of the nerve fibres and then to disturbed axoplasmic flow. Glaucomatous optic disc (Fig.5) should be assessed under the following headings: - Cup diameter and extent - Cup asymmetry - Colour - Depth of cupping - Displacement of the vessels - Pulsation of the retinal arteries - Peripapillary halo - Fluorescein angiography - Retinal nerve fibre layer - Disc haemorrhages - Digital imaging. Cup diameter and extent. The edges of the glaucomatous cup may reach the disc margin. In its initial stage a glaucomatous cup preferentially affects the inferolateral quadrant of the optic disc. Cups with a vertical diameter greater than the horizontal are probably glaucomatous. The cup/disc diameter (C/D) ratio is a genetically determined characteristic. In about 80 per cent of glaucomatous eyes this ratio is greater than 0.3. About 17 percent of the general population have also a similar ratio of above 0.3.5 Cup asymmetry. It is a valuable sign, especially if it is marked. Colour. The degree of pallor indicates the extent of atrophy. Glial atrophy is caused by ischaemia. Depth o f cupping. It may be quite deep, and it is usually measured by focusing a blood vessel at the edge of the cup and then on the floor. Displacement o f the blood vessels. They may be dragged on to the nasal side. In a deep excavation, they are seen at the edge of the cup and disappear below the overhanging edge till they are suitably focused on the floor of the excavation. Pulsation o f the retinal arteries. When the IOP has approached or exceeded diastolic pressure in the central retinal artery, an arterial pulsation is observed easily. It is not diagnostic of glaucoma, since it is present in other conditions like aortic regurgitation and aneurysm. Retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL). Normally RNFL appears as fine parallel lines crossing the larger retinal vessels and reaching the optic disc. These are best seen in darkly pigmented ocular fundus and visualized by red-free monochromatic light. In glaucoma these appear as slit-like grooves usually one disc diameter above and below the disc.1 Disc haemorrhages. Splinter haemorrhages are sometimes seen over the optic disc. Tonometry. Tonometry is the most commonly performed test for simple glaucoma. However, an applanation tonometer is more reliable than a Schiotz tonometer. A constant difference of 4 mm Hg ocular tension between the two eyes of an individual or a diumal variation of more than 5 mm Hg Schiotz is suspicious. In simple glaucoma there are four types of diumal variation: (a) rise of tension in the morning, 10 per cent; (b) rise of tension in the afternoon, 25 per cent; (c) biphasic variation, 55 per cent; and (d) the flat type, rarely seen. In glaucoma, the ocular tension remains normal between its diumal variations in the early stage, but as the disease progresses the variations increase and the tension rises further. A single tonometry reading is of no value. Tonography. Though tonography was considered to be one of the most important tests in diagnosing early cases of simple glaucoma, but today many experts on glaucoma do not place so much importance to this test. The more the resistance to aqueous outflow the lesser the exit of aqueous from the eye, and subsequently there will be higher IOP. Normal coefficient of aqueous outflow is 0.20. If this is less than 0.16 it is suggestive of glaucoma, but if it is less than 0.13 it is indicative of glaucoma. Visual field study (Fig 6 ).8,10 Visual field study is a very valuable method of investigation essential for diagnosis, prognosis and assessment of efficiency of treatment. The field changes are the result of either individual nerve fibre bundle damage or of ischaemia. Fig 1. Three layers of trabecular meshwork (shown in cutaway views): uveal, corneoscleral, and juxtacanalicular Fig 2. Normal angle structures Fig 3. a) Tono-pen, b) Tono-pen in use Fig 4. Non-contact tonometer Fig 5. Heidelberg retinal tomograph of a normal eye Fig 6. Visual field changes in chronic simple glaucoma; 1. baring of the blind spot; 2. Seidel’s scotoma; 3. Bjerrum’s scotoma; 4. Bjerrum’s scotoma and Rocnnc’s scotoma; 5. Rocnne’s nasal step connected with Bjerrum’s scotoma; 6. final stage in visual field change showing remnant of the central field. Literature 1.Albert DM, Jakobiec. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Philadelphia : Saunders/Elsevier, 2008. 2.Gass JDM. A Stereoscopic Atlas of Macular Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. - 1997 (505-11). 3.Harry J, Misson G. Clinical Ophthalmic Pathology. Butterworth/Heinemann. 2001 4.Kanski JJ. Clinical Ophthalmology. Butterworth/Heinemann. - 2007 5.Yanoff M, FineBS. Ocular pathology. A color atlas. 2nd edition.- Yanoff, Fine. 1992 6. http://secure-ecsd.elsevier.com/uk/files/Bowling_FM_combined.pdf 7.http://blogsdelagente.com/evellincherf/atlas-of-clinical-ophthalmology-thirdedition-pdf-free-download/