6.1.1 Flashcards
1
Q
risk factors of glaucoma
A
- age (60+)
- FH
- thin cornea
- high IOP
- diabetes
- HBP
- severe Rx
- ethnicity
- steroid use
- trauma
2
Q
risk factors of cataract
A
- age
- FH
- smoking
- UV exposure
- trauma
- steroid use
- diabetes
3
Q
risk factors of AMD
A
- age
- FH
- smoking
- HBP
- obesity
- UV
- caucasian
4
Q
risk factors of diabetic retinopathy
A
- diabetes (control/duration)
- age
- HBP / HC
- smoking
5
Q
what is AMD
A
dry: natural ageing and degeneration of the retinal cells which causes a build-up of waste deposits (drusen)
wet: NBV due to hypoxia grow behind the macula and leak = haem/oedema/exudates/distortion/reduced central vision
6
Q
wet AMD can progress to
A
dry geographic atrophy (no Tx)
