Common problems of the eye

Question 1

Diabetic retinopathy

Answer 1

Micro aneurysms are the earliest detectible sign; ruptured micro aneurysms result in retinal hemorrhages either superficially (flame shaped hemorrhages) or in deeper layers of the retina (blot and dot hemorrhages); cotton wool spots

Question 2

AV nicking 

Answer 2

Signs of chronic hypertension

Question 3

Arcus senilis

Answer 3

A cloudy appearance of the cornea with a gray/whites arc or circle around the limbus due to deposition of lipid material; the Arcas has no affect on vision