Clinical Embryology of The Eye - DR Pranesh
Clinical Embryology of The Eye - DR Pranesh
ftp.gg
jBBBGda
A ‘Teach to Reach’ Initiative
CLINICAL EMBRYOLOGY
OF THE EYE
An Illustrated Manual
1st Edition
Dr Pranesh
Medical Officer
Aravind Eye Hospital and PG Institute of Ophthalmology
Coimbatore
PREFACE
Highlights :
① Profusely illustrated with colourful diagrams and
clinical photographs
② Flowcharts to aid understanding of complex
derivatives
③ Every detail on individual structure is
accompanied by relevant applied aspects
④ Must read for residents, practicing
ophthalmologists and paediatricians
CONTENTS
a) Optic Nerve
b) Retina
c) Retinal Vasculature
d) Hyaloid Vasculature with relevant
e) Vitreous
f) Sclera & Choroid
clinical aspects
g) Iris & Ciliary Body
b) Lens
i) Cornea
j) Angle of Anterior chamber
k) Lids & Adnexa
3 Germinal Layers
I b t
Ectoderm Mesoderm Endoderm
t I
4 No
Surface Neural contributionto
Neuro
deum oculardevelop
Ectoderm g
Mesenchyme
Note
Contributes to Eye Development
finishesKydd wk
Gastrulation Neurulation
T
Formationof neural
formationof3germindlayes
tube
cranial a
pole
cross
section
caifdalpole
Neuralcrest
T ectoderm
Neuro
from neuro
ectoderm
Neurulation
03 is
Neural Tube
c 3 Vesiclesformation
OCULAR EMBRYOLOGY
Tencephalon
Thickening
of surface ectoderm
dotes
by 7thwk if not closed Coloboma
Hyaloid
vessels
Central
Retinal Hall
Congenital OpticDisc Anomalies
Congenital oD Pit
0N Head
focal excavation on
Examine
in
Discserous
central
petinopMM If
I
Serious
detachment
1 pit
OD Dusen
Buried
dmsen
Pseudo
papilledema
Glory Anomaly variant of
Morning oboma OD lol
Axial Coloboma
Geneinvolved PAX6
M c systemic
Association FrontoNasal Dysplasia
CNS disorders associated Neuroimaging required
Large disc
tunnel shaped excavation
Chorioretinaldisturbance
Ring of
discussed in the
Details of OD coloboma
I
Optic N Hypoplasia
Uk Squint
fed Nerve f snes
Bk Nystagmus
I
Absent Corpus Callosum
Septum Pellucidum
de Morsier syndrome 7
Bk on Hypoplasia
septo optic dysplasia7 Hypopituitarism
RPE
Reti na n Neuro inn
Edmond
sensory retina
d L
Marginalzone
TransientLayer
of Chievitz
Macularitoveal Development
eg.in
Albinism
Retinal Vasculature
t Of
2nd
I 1st
Nasal retina
Temporal Retina
vascularised
fully Vascularised
fully by
by 8thmonth of GA
I month after birth
H
i Incomplete Vascularisation of Retina in
Preterm infants
Vascularisation occurs in Low O2 tension
in utero
RETINOPATHY of PREMATURITY
n't
In Preterm infants
immaturity
02supplementation given for lung
902Tension
1
Growth of Peripheral Retinal Vesselsout off
Retina thinks no need for vessels dueb ROD
Oz removed
Retinopathy of Prematurity
prop
Retinal Vascular Anomalies
familial Exudative VitteoRetinopathy
I
1119 to Rop
Tt
failure of
Xascularisation
of
Temporal
Retina
portionof
pinkaneural
Hyaloid vessels
t central
Retinal A'eV
ya aeagyeof yfgawdue.se
Tunica Vasculosa TUL refresses in Thrimestv
Lenh's
Regressed PrimaryVitreous
3 components t
AnteriorVascular Capsule
Cloquet's Canal
Ant pupillary membrane x
Details below
Capsulopupillary portion
PosteriorVascularCapsule
Post Pupillarymembrane
Persisting pupillary Membran
Mittendorf
Dot
BergMeister
papilla
ft t
Mittendorf Bergmeister papilla
Persistent persistent
fetalVasculature HyaloidArtery
Retrolentalmass
Vitreous
Vitreous Development
t.de
Pnimary PrimiliveSeconday Tertiary
Definite.ve
ViFeousPwpev
From
Mesenchyme
From 7mm
of Ncc
NeuroEctoderm Neuro
Ectoderm
Surface Ectoderm
2ndmonth 374
1 month
month
LEUCOCORIA
11
DifferentialDiagnosis
Retinoblastoma Persistent 7daL
Vasculature
Rop
congenital Cataract
Retinal Dysplasia
Goat's disease
Toxocara Coloboma Choroid
Endophthalmitis ODisc
Persistent
fetal
Vasculature
continues
Anteninly Posteriorly
T hotherparkofsdera
Tempyalsdera I
t
from Mesoderm from NCC
mesenchyme Mesenchyme
Iris ciliary Body
Outerlayer
of optic
up
Inner
layer of
opticCup
DIn's fromNeuwectoderm
Mff
from NCC
Muscleof CB Ciliarymuscle
Vascular mesenchyme
Pupillary membrane
optic Cupmargin
Neuroectoderm
cm a ciliary muscle
CB Ciliary Body
Tm Trabecular
Mesh
SS scleralspur
Iris
J
Retina
schlemm'scanal
Cp Ciliary Processes
Attains
melanin pigment
Melanogenesis
Ut
Becoming Posterior Pigmented
Iris
Epithelium of
Melanocytes
FT
Ncc derived Neuwedndermal
derived
t
t
choroid
RPE
skinehair
Epithelium't
f
Race related
Irisa ciliary body
to
pigmented in all
races
Oaelocutaneous Ocular
Oculocutaneous Albinism
Autosomal Dominant
BIL condition misnomer not complete absence of
iris
Abnormal Iris seen as a stump of hypercellular stroma
Leads to malformed outflow system Glaucoma
75 t
syndrome associated
L WAGR syndrome WIM'sTumor
Aniridia
WT mutation abnormalities
Genitourinary
Retarded mental
status
Do 456 Abdomen for all cases
of sporadic Aniridia to detect Wim's Tumor
calaraff 701gal
subluxation Hypoplasia
formed in 4th7kWh
Affected in Rubella in 1sttrimester
f y
congenital
primam
lens cataract
fibres
Equatorial
f LensBow
Embryonic
Nucleus
Lens Vesicle
v d
Anterior epithelium posterior
1 epithelium
equatortorms t
elongates loses
secondary
Lensfibres
SLF formprimaylensmoki
1 fibres
fetal Nucleus
1
Infantile Nucleus Embryonic
Adult Nucleus Nucleus
Coney H
central core
i oldestfibres
SLF
grows anteriorly posteriorly suture dotted area
Feet y sutures
t
anteriorly straight'Y iii
i i
inverted1
posteriorly
CONGENITAL CATARACT
I
t I
43rd
43rd
y H
Assoc I
Notassoci
systemicillness
t Intrauterine
Nonsyndromic Metabolic
Hereditary disorder Infections
I
1 Syndromes
Human
gamma
Erystallins intens
tens proteins
Cataract duets
protein misfolding
Assoc E
t Intrauterine t
Metabolic Syndromes
disorders Infections
Fabry disease
Mannosidosis deficiency a mannosidase
Assoc E
syphilis
TORCH es
Herpes
Toxoplasma RIbeyatcytomg.gg
Rubella Syndrome
Congenital
Gregg's syndrome
H
Classic
Triad
saddle
shaped
Note
Clutton's
Joints
SabreTibia
notched
smallteeth
Hutchison's
Teeth
Interstitial
keratitis
1
Sensorineural
Hearing
Loss
HUTCHISON'sTRIAD
Congenital Toxoplasmosis
SABIN's TETRAD
Cartwheel Madison
Intracranial
calcification
Mental
Retardation
Hydrocephalus
microcephaly
Syndromes
t t t
Downs Edwards Patan
Trisomy21 Trisomy18 Trisomy 13
Down's syndrome
congenital cataract
Brushfield spots
1
Y
focal areas of stromal
Tissue Hyperplasia
error Hypermetropia
Mc Refractory
M Oblique
c Typeof Astigmatism
M c Typeof strabismus Esotropia
common
NLD obstruction
Defect information of Lenscapsule
H
Lenticonus
Anterior Posterior
1 t
Assoc ALPORT's Assoc E Lowe's
c
SYNDROME
SYNDROME
t t
microspherophahia microphatia
He
shatter diameter
smaller diameter
f
spherical
in Lowe's
A
syndrome
Risk of Pupillary Block Angle
closure
Weil Marchasani
Marfan's
Hyperlysinemia
Peter's Anomaly
Ectopia Lentis EL
J
t t
congenital Acquired
t t
Marfan's Post Traumatic
Weil Marchasani
Homocystinuria
Ehler Danlos syndrome
Retinal
Sticklersynd Most common oath 2 Detach
manifest
Inferonasal EL
Superoptemporeaf micyspherophahia
Homotustinuria Inmate.IT
pYanfmidsi'sIIIan
ui
eg
Homocystinuria Marfan's Weitmarchasani
Syndrome
BIL
Inferonasal Superolemporal Inferior EL
EL EL
t
Zonulav Intactanules Microspherophab
Disintegration
t t
40 Accomodation IntactAccomod 2 pupillaryblouk
glaucoma
MentalRetard
Stickler syndrome
Hereditary Arthro Ophthalmopathy
3main features
High myopia
Vitreous Retinal
4 degeneration
RD
Cataract
3 waves of NCC
t t t
Endothelium Shoma of cornea
stoma of Iris
of cornea membrane
Descend's memb pupillary
t
t 1
Epithelium other layers
t t
from surface Ectoderm from NCC
corneal Transparency
1
Sotero cornea
moderate Sdewcome a
severe Sdew cornea
clew cornea
Tears in Des cemets post Trauma
Iker
M ucopolysaccharidosis Metabolic disorders
EndothelialDystrophy
Edema CongenitalHereditary
Dermoid
Microcornea us Megalocornea
t t
Horizontal corneal
Horizontal corneal
diameter 213mm
diameter Elomm
in adults
in adults
Cor f
9mm in newborn
a
Anterior Chamber Posterior Chamber
pig me
ftp.eo.i.mesenchsylimteihbln
corneal endothelium
Dgeveloping
elopingcornea
Ncc
Mesenchyme
e iieiine a
t.fi
Ac
13Wh 0
capillaries
Ant chamber
y to
membrane
Trabecular Pupillary
cells
Schlemm's
Sc canal
22Wh giant Vacuoles
in SC
Enlarged
Connective
Inter Trabecular
spaces
Tissue
LTrabewfaveys
Schemm's Canal
me.sentiemme
Deep ATM
collection of small capillaries
fuse to form
Endothelial cells
vacuoles
Trabecular Anlage
t
Trabeculen Meshwork
Develops into
x
3pqHs
l 1
I
Middle Outermost
Innermost
H Hi
H
Comeosderal Juxta
Unreal Meshwork canalicular
Meshwork
I
f Cribriform
cord like Lamellar Zone
f
Loosely
arranged
Schlemm
Tuxtacanaticular Meshwork
fffcandoc corneosderal Meshwork
j 99 saved meshwork
Tn
Er
t t
Trabeculedysgenesis Fido corner
only dysgenesis
Isolated TM maldevelop
t a
abnormalities 2 Peter'sAnomaly
I 3 Aniridia
PRIMARY CONGENITAL
SECONDARY CONGENITAL
GLAUCOMA
GLAUCOMA
Mostimportantgene
CYPIBI
Congenital Glaucoma
Primary
1 Epiphora 2 Photophobia
Triad
D Blephawspasm
I
HAAB's
STRIAE
cut'rvilinear
healed breaks in Descend's membrane
Axenfeld Riegersyndrome
to 4
Riteger
Axenfeld Anomaly Rieger
Anomaly syndrome
f
Reiger Anomaly
Extraocular
manifestations
1 displaced
prominenteanteriorly
Schwalbe's line _posterior
Embryotoxon
f
peripheral
iris strands extending
into cornea
Rieger's Anomaly
mimics In do cornealEndothelial ICE syndrome
Rieger's syndrome Telecanthus
BroadNasalBridge
MaxillaryHypoplasia
Dental Anomalies
microdontia Hypodontia
small teeth fewteeth
Peter's Anomaly
1 2
Corneal involvement Corneatlens
only Type 2
Type I
Ii docorneal Adhesions
Lenticulo corneal
Adhesions
Eye Lids
fusion of Lids
complete 10wks of
GA
mesoderm
yureof 1
Tarsal
plate
lqwksremainfusedtill28thwhlSacendosedbyfusedlidsft.y
Conjunct sac
Corneal Epithelium I
lined
by ectoderm
r
cornea
Note
failure of
T
I
Lidfusion Lidseparation
Lidformation
t CotoBomA
CRYPTOPHTHALMOS Away
BLEPHARON
t
Assoc c Fraser I
Syndrome
LID COLOBOMAS
2 syndromes
Peribulbar dermoid
Pre auricularappendages
Pre tragal fistulas
Goldenhav syndrome
limbaldermoid Preauriculattags
Epicanthus in versus
Assoc I BPES
Blepharophimosis
Ptosis
Epicanthus inversus
syndrome
Telecanthus us Hypertelorism
4
f Bendohyperklorism
Abnormally ton
wide bonyseparation
canthallIndons
medial of orbits
I f orbital Hyperklorism
fed distance bln I
medialcanthi manifestation of a
TInnercanthal
f distance
craniofacial deformity
OCD Outer
Canthal
Distance
IPD Inter
pupil
Dist
ICD Inner
canthd
pistons
edetainthus
Hyterlelorism
Orbit
contents
Bones Striated
Tendons ExtraocularMuscles
Intermusadarseplae
ConnectiveTissue
AdiposeTissue
Mesoderm
Neural CrestCells
Note
All bones are membranous except
sphenoid cartilaginous
Ossification
3rdmonth 2
of GA
7 fusion
f 7thmonth
Congenital Craniofacial Abnormalities
f t
craniosynostosis Non synostosis
t t
Premature fusion of Branchial ArchSyndrome
4
Cranialsutures failure of Development of
151 2 Branchial Arches
f
3 syndromes I
2 syndromes
L I
Aperisterouson
Treacher Goldenhar
Pfeiffer coins
t i
Mandibulofacial nYdD
Dysostosis
Apeitsyndrome most severe
craniosynostosis
mid facial
Hypoplasia
Parrotbeaknose
syndactyl
oxycephaly
CConicalskull
Lowsetears
Gougon Syndrome
Midfacial Hypoplasia
shallow orbits Proptosis
Hypertelorism
cloverleaf
shaped skull
Exorbilism
spontaneous profusion of eyes
Downward
slantingeyes
Bk Hypoplasia
of mandible
Zygoma
Lid
Lower
colobomas
Punctal Atresia
Lacrimal Gland
surface
NasoLacrimal Drainage Ectoderm
LacrimalGland
go.sepittdialbudsfwmfoyyngngn.nl
bwnsglik when
they cry
Isolated complete
cavities canalisation
4h7 9thmon
NasoLacrimal Duct patency
1
7thmonthof
completes by
life
H
Incomplete canalisation of NLD
1
Congenital NLD obstruction
th
MC c Imperforate Hasner's Membrane
EffITgenimeDaoyogstowe
L NLD
Punto IngenitalNLDObslmoti
Agenesis H
Atresia Most common cause
Eanalicular of
Fistula
Epiphora in
Agenesis
Newborn
Atresia H
Non Patent NLD Competent Valve of Hasner
perinatal bluish
or
cystic swelling
below medial canthus
D
Holo Prose N CEPHALY Defect in SHH
Gene
Proboscis
Cyclopean
Eye
fSyn ophthalmia7
attain
e
to
simple_Pure Complex
Nanophtralmos f
t
Associated features
Structurally eyeball
of Dysgenesis
short Axial length
oboma
eg.co
orbital cyst
Bllolobomas
Orbital
cyst
COLO BOMA Mutilation
t H
Isis Retinae optic Disc
µ
ciliary choroid
Body Recoloboma x
2onules ODpit Axial
Coloboma
of OD
MORNING Glory
SYNDROME
M.c.sie Inkronasalheyhole
defect of iris Typical
Coloboma
Calamitous lens
Hq keyholedefectinin's
I ymissingzonules 2ondaddoboma
Types
I It
Typical Atypical
other areas
Inferonasal quadrant
macular'Toloboma
choroidalfissure closure
siteof is also atypical
Atrial
Complete E Incomplete
r Retinalvessels
down
dip
7
t.TT
Disorganised mass
Termination
of choroid
H
Junction Locus Minoris
Resistentiae
Pathophysiology
f Eversion
11
Absent RPE
1
Absent choroid
Ida Mann Classification
AboveDisc
superior bogda
Below disc
Nimue area
of Retina
bn OD Globo ma
Isolationism
J
so
pigmendfoftwbana
extreme
Gopal Classification of RC Globoma
Lingam
19967
I
Abnormal Disco
I Colobomalous Disc
isolated
I ColobomatousDisc 4
r E
I I o
x
I
f f I
abnormal
TI r I I
Inferior
NRR
1
Absent
Thin
Assoc
O D pit
Association Hoboma
of
Rhegmatogenous RD I 401
CHD7 geneinvolved
CHARGE syndrome
Edoboma
HeartDefects
Atresia choanae
Retarded growth
Genital hypoplasia
Ear malformation
AICARDI syndrome
WARBURG syndrome
Note
Lens Coloboma Misnomer
CB
coloboma
I
Absence
ofwhales
1
Indented
Lens
BIG PICTURE
orbit
Efm
NYids
migrating
Sark
Ectoderm
sypienophab
1
i II
mean
Lens
NTeuralabe ftp 7Iweloph.g
Hyaloidvessels
Neuroectoderm
Future Retina
Neuroectoderm
Neural crest Mesenchyme
surface Ectoderm
mesodermal Mesenchyme
SUMMARY Go throughagain
of the derivatives been
Summary
Repeated to have the final
the Picture
understanding of Big
References
For relevant video based discussions
on embryology and more topics
Visit YouTube.com/kingsclasses