This post is written by Sweta Senthil.
I don't know why she targeted me to make this mnemonic but it makes sense to remember the complication of Quinsy.
So mnemonic is "OJAS Pee"
Edema of larynx
Jugular Vein Thrombosis
Abscess of Lung/Pneumonitis
Septicemia, Spontaneous hemorrhage
Parapharyngeal Abscess
That's it!
Most common answer would be the centre.
That however is not the case as the light rays pass undeviated right through the centre.
In fact, phakic IOLs have an opening right in the centre for aqueous to circulate.
The most important part is the pericentral area, as the refracted rays through this area get focussed on the macula.
-Sushrut
It is the motion of the eyeball during lid closure and is a reflex between the occulomotor and the facial nerves. There are 4 types-
1. Normal- Upward and outward movement of
the eyeball.
2. Inverse- Upward but inward movement.*
3. Reverse- Downward movement.*
4. Perverse- Lateral movement.
*Some authors opine that inverse is downward and outward while reverse is upward and inward.
The Bell's phenomenon is of importance in ptosis and lag ophthalmos surgeries .
-Sushrut
Traumatic optic neuropathy is a tough nut to crack. High dose steroids and surgical decompression were the empirical modes of management. There is an ongoing search to save the optic nerve in trauma.
The innate adaptive T cell response has been deemed to be protective in traumatic optic neuropathy. It supposedly acts against the self directed antigens in traumatic optic neuropathy. The response can be augmented or induced depending upon an individual.
Other modalities are monisialogangliosides, neurotropic growth factors, and gene transfer of anti inflammatory cytokines.
A new group of steroids, the 'lazaroids' (great name that!) or 21 amino steroids provide free radical binding capability inherent to the group sans the glucorticoid activity.
-Sushrut
