corneal diseases faramarzi a m.d, labbafinejad medical center may 2014
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Corneal diseases
Faramarzi A M.D, Labbafinejad Medical Center
May 2014
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Anatomy
• Horizontal Diameter: 11-12 mm• Vertical Diameter: 10-11 mm• Central Corneal Thickness: 550 micron• It ends to limbus• 43 diopter from 58.60 diopter of total eye
refractive power
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Anatomy
• Five layer - Epithelium - Bowman’s Layer - Stroma - Descemet’s membrane - Endothelium
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Corneal epithelium
- 10% of corneal thickness (50 micron) - 5 to 6 layer - It creates a regular optic surface - strong binds between epithelial cells prevent from entrance of microorganisms and tears into the cornea - Origin of epithelial cells is from limbal stem cells
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Bowman’s Layer
• Acellular transparent layer• It adheres to basement membrane of
epithelial cells
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Corneal Stroma
- 90% of corneal thickness - consists of collagen fibrils, macromolecules, water and keratocytes - fibrils are parallel to each other
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Descemet’s Membrane (DM)
• It is really basement membrane of endothelial cells
• It is 3 micron thick at birth• It’s thickness reaches 10-13 micron
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Endothelium
• Only one cellular layer• The role is deturgescence and clarity of cornea• No mitosis• Decrease with age• Dysfunction edema
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Corneal clarity
• Parallel collagen fibrills• No blood vessels• Endothelial cell pump
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Corneal feeding
• Oxygen from limbal vessels, aqueous humor, tears
• Glucose from aqueous humor
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Sensory Nerves
• Ophthalmic branch of trigeminal (5th) nerve• Richest sensory endings
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Corneal Ulcer
• Inflammation and necrosis of the corneal tissue
- Due to microorganisms: Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites (ameboa) - Sterile ( autoimmune, neurotrophic)
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Bacterial Keratitis
• Vision threatening• Perforation of the cornea
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Risk factors
• Contact lenses ( soft & colored)• Trauma ( surgery)• Decrease of corneal sensation• Dry eye • Lid deformities• Diabetes, AIDS• Eye drops like steroids and anesthocaine
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Bacterias
• G+: streptococcus pnuemonia, Staphylococcus• G- : pseudomona aerogenosa ( in contact lens
users)
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Symptoms & signs of bac. keratitis
• Pain, redness, photophobia, decreased vision, tearing and mucopurulant discharge
• Conjunctival injection, dense corneal infiltration, corneal epithelial defect, AC reaction +/- hypopyon
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Lab. Exam.
• Direct smear & culture from corneal ulcer• Culture frome lens case & solution
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Treatment
• Urgent• No wait for results• Fortified topical antibiotics - against G+ : vancomycin, cephazoline - against G- : gentamycin, Tobramycin, ceftazidime, • Broad spectrum: chloramphenicol,
ciprofloxacine, levofloxacine, moxifloxacine, gatifloxacine
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Treatment (drops)
• Fortified gentamycin : 9-14 mg/ml + Fortified cephazoline : 50 mg/ml• Vancomycin : 50 mg/ml + Ceftazidime : 50 mg/ml• Every 30 min• Subconjunctival injection
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Monotherapy
• Flouroquinolones - ciprofloxacine, levofloxacine, moxifloxacine, gatifloxacine• Less than 3 mm• Peripheral lesions
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Penetrating keratoplasty
• Progressive infection with impending scleral involvement
• Corneal perforation
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Viral keratitis
• Herpes simplex virus keratitis• HSV-1• HSV-2• Primary infection: - unilateral blepharoconjunctivitis - follicular conjunctivitis - periocular adenopathy - lid skin or lid margin follicules
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Differential Diagnosis
• Adenovirus or epidemic keratoconjunctivitis EKC - vesicules on lid skin or lid margin - dendritic epithrlial keratitis - Conjunctival membrane or pseudomembrane - unilaterality• Lab exam - culture - PCR
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Treatment
• Self-limited• Trifluridine: TFT 1% q3h for 10 days - pyrimidine analoge which inhibits DNA polymerase• Acyclovir: 3% oint & 200 & 400 mg tab - Treatment dose: 2gr/day - Prophylactic dose: 800 mg/day
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Herpetic recurrent infection
• Dormant virus in trigeminal ganglion goes to the corneal nerves through axones
• Emotional & physical stresses• Sun exposure• Menstrual cycles• Contact lenses• Systemic infections
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Recurrent herpetic infections
• Blepharoconjunctivitis• Epithelial keratitis• Stromal keratitis• Endothelial keratitis• iridocyclitis
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Blepharoconjunctivitis
• No differentiation from primary• Self limited• Antiviral lessen the duration of the disease
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Epithelial keratitis
• Foreign body sensation, photophobia, redness & decreased vision
• Dendritic keratitis with terminal bulbs• Staining with flourescine, rose bengal • Geographic• Decrease of corneal sensation
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Dendritic keratitis
• Adenovirus• Epstien- Bar virus• Healed epithelial defect• Neurotrophic keratitis• Contact lens wear• Topical antiviral• Acanthameoba keratitis
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Diagnosis
• Based on slit lamp exam• Culture• PCR
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Epithelial recurrent HSK
• TFT 1% q3h for 10-14 days• Acyclovir oint 3%• Oral acyclovir 2 gr/day 2-3 weeks - no epithelial toxicity• No topical steroids
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Stromal HSK
• Non-necrotizing: interstitial - Mild infiltration +/- vascularization - No epithelial defect• Necrotizing - Dense infiltration - Tissue loss - Epithelial defect
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Endothelial HSK
• Disciform keratitis• Localized edema• Keratic precipitate (KP)• AC reaction• No stromal infiltration
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Herpetic iridocyclitis
• AC reaction• KPs• High IOP• With or without stromal keratitis• Live viruses
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Treatment of Stromal, Endothelial & Herpetic iridocyclitis
• Topical +/- systemic steroids 2-4 times / day• Acyclovir 800mg/day for prevention of
recurrence( Prophylactic dose)
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Varicella Zoster
• Primary infection : chickenpox - ocular involvement: follicular conjunctivitis, lid vesicules• Secondary infection: Zoster, Zona - Involvement of Ophthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve
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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus : HZO
• 6-9 decades of age• Immunosuppression• Malignancy• HIV• Mostly normal patients
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HZO
• Vesicular dermatitis• Painful & Hyperesthethic dermatome• Conjunctivitis, episcleritis, scleritis, keratitis
(dendritic), iridocyclitis, sectorial iris atrophy high IOP, papillitis• Postherpetic neuralgia
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Treatment
• Acyclovir 4 gr/day for 10 day in early 72 hour• Topical steroids + cycloplegics• Topical antibiotics for skin lesions• Systemic steroids, Gabapentin, amitriptyline carbamazepin
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Fungal keratitis
• Less common• Risk factors: trauma(plants) in farmers contact lenses, steroids, corneal sugery ( Lasik, Lasek, PKP, herpetic keratitis, hot & moist weather
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Fungal Keratitis: symptoms & signs
• Less symptoms compared with bacterial• Less injection of conjunctiva• Feathery like irregular infiltration with satellite
lesions• Filamentous ( fusarium, aspergillus) or Mold
(candida)
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Diagnosis
• Smear (Gram, Geimsa, KOH) & culture ( blood agar, Sabouraud’s dextrose agar)
• Confocal microscopy
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Treatment
• Topical: Natamycin 5%, Amphotericine B 0.15-0.3%, Voriconazole q 1h
• Systemic: ketoconazol, fluconazole, voriconazole
• Surgical: debridement, PKP, conjunctival flap
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis
• Parasites• In soil & tap water• Rsistance to drying, freezinf , chlorine in tap
water & swimming pools• 70% due to contact lenses
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Acanthamoeba keratitis
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Symptoms & signs
• Severe pain & photophobia• First limited to epithelium like dendrite in HSK• Then stromal infiltration ring shaped• Radial keratoneuritis
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Dx
• Smear: Trophozoite • Culture: culture from corneal scraping and
lens solution & lens case• Confoscan
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Treatment
• Lens discontinution• PHMB drop• Brolene ( propamidine 0.1%) drop• Chlorhexidine drop• Ketoconazole tab• No steroids drop• PKP in unresponsive cases or for visison
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Ectatic disorders
• Keratoconus: KCN - degenerative, progressive corneal disorder - Central or paracentral thinning or bulging - familial, eye rubbing in allergic eyes - cornea changes to cone-like - incidence in IRAN is 15/1000 & in USA 1/2000
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Pathology
• Fragmentation of Bowman’s layer• Stromal thinning & scar• Descemet’s striae ( Vogt’s striae)
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Symptoms & signs
• Decrease of VA in adolescence• Bilateral but asymmetric• Progressive until 4th decades• Scissor reflex in retinoscopy• Munson’s sign• Fleischer ring• Vogt’s striae• Hydrops or acute corneal edema due to perforation of
DM which improves after a couple of weeks and mostly changes to scar that may improve vision
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Accompanying diseases
• Down’s syndrome, Marfan’s syndrome, atopia, mitral valve proplapsus
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Dx & Treatment• Clinical exam• Corneal topography• Mild cases: Glasses• Moderate cases: Hard contact lenses.
Intracorneal ring segments (ICRS)• Severe cases: PKP or DALK ( deep
anterior lamellar keratoplasty)• For stabilization : corneal collagen
cross-linking (CCL or CXL) - removing of corneal epithelium and instillation of riboflavine (B2) drops for 30 min and UVA (365-375 nm) for 30 min
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