Diabetic retinopathy & vascular occlusions Flashcards
1
Q
what r the stages of diabetic retinopathy?
A
- Background Retinopathy
- Pre-proliferative Retinopathy
- Proliferative Retinopathy
- Maculopathy
- Backround retinopathy have the dots and blots*
- preproliferative have got the cotton wool spots*
- dont forget the loops and beads*
proliferative start to bleed
it all ends with edemaoutous maculopathyyyyyyy
2
Q
give 4 characteristics of Pre-proliferative Retinopathy
A
2/3 is preproliferative
venous loop & venous beading
multiple CWS, blot hemmorhages
3
Q
proliferative retinopathy characteristics?
A
most common seen in type 1 diabetes
not enough blood supply, tissue necrosis, but body has some capactiy to compensate
new vessels form (rubiosis) or u can see it on the optic disk or elsewhere!
new vessels so weeks–> vitrous hemmorhage!
4
Q
diabetic maculopathy
A
focal, diffused, ischemic, mixed, central involving
5
Q
type 2 diabetics most common cause of blindess?
A
diabetic maculopathy!
6
Q
central retinal vein occlusion
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7
Q
A
background diabetic retinopathy with MACULOPATHY
