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Diabetic Eye Flashcards

1
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What kind of complication is diabetic retinopathy?

A

Microvascular complication

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What is the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy?

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Hyperglycaemia,
= Vascular pericyte loss and endothelial damage
=Microaneurysm formation
=Retinal ischaemia
=Stimulation of growth factors 
=Neovascularisation
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Phases of diabetic retinopathy? (5)

A 
Background,
Pre-proliferative
Proliferative,
Advanced,
Maculopathy
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Features of background diabetic retinopathy? (h: ABCDE)

A 
microAneurysms 
Blot haemorrhage <3
Cotton wool spots (oedema from retinal infarcts)
venous Dilatation 
hard Exudates
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Features of Pre-proliferative diabetic retinopathy? (h: ABCDE)

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microAneurysms
venous Bleeding and looping
Cotton wool spots >5
Dark cluster haemorrhages

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Features of Proliferative diabetic retinopathy?

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Neovascularisation,
Fibrous proliferation,
Haemorrhages

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Features of Advanced diabetic retinopathy?

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Retinal detachment,
Rubeosis iridis,
Neovascular glaucoma

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