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Disease Profiles: Retina and Choroid Flashcards

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What is a stage I macular hole?

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Foveolar detachment

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Which patient group is most likely to be affected by chorioretinitis?

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Immunodeficient patients e.g. HIV/AIDS

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What is indicated by the arrows?

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Posterior vitreous detachment

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Which patient group is most likely to develop central serous chorioretinopathy?

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Men 30-50 years

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Describe the pathophysiology of a exudative non-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

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Subretinal fluid accumulation without retinal tears

Can be caused by e.g. choroidal tumours, intraocular inflammation etc.

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What is a retinal hole?

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Hole in the retina caused by chronic retinal atrophy

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How would you investigate chorioretinitis?

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Swab - culture (bacterial/viral), serology for toxoplasma and toxocara

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Describe the management of posterior vitreous detachment

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No treatment necessary - symptoms improve as brain as brain adjusts

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Describe the clinical presentation of an epiretinal membrane

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Metamorphopsia

Decreased acuity

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What causes a macular hole?

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Idiopathic

Secondary e.g. due to vitreous detachment, trauma

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Describe the management of retinal tears

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Management of retinal tears aims to create adhesions between the retina and the choroid to prevent detachment

This can be done using laser therapy or cryotherapy

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What is toxocaranis (roundworm)?

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Form of chorioretinitis involving ingestion of toxocara eggs (parasite hosted by cats and dogs) - leads to systemic and ocular infection

Reactive inflammatory processes lead to the organism’s encapsulation and the formation of eosinophilic granulomas, which can cause irreversible visual loss if the egg has migrated to the eye

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Describe the fundoscopy findings associated with central serous chorioretinopathy

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Roundish detachment of central retina

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Define pathological myopia

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Type of myopia that begins during childhood and progressively worsens, resulting in severe myopia by adulthood with an axial length >/= 26mm or refractive error >/= -6.00D)

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Define non-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

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Detachment without any retinal tears - can be tractional or exudative

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Describe the findings associated with pathologic myopia on fundoscopy

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Lacquer cracks

Subretinal haemorrhage

Fuschs’ spot

Posterior staphyloma

RPE/choroid atrophy

Degeneration - cystoid, paving stone, lattice

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Describe the management of chorioretinitis

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May involve observation or antimicrobials ± topical steroid treatment - depends on causative pathogen and other criteria

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Describe the clinical presentation of central serous chorioretinopathy

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Hyperopia

Metamorphopsia

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What causes chorioretinitis?

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Usually a response to viral, bacterial, fungal or protozoal infection

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What is an epiretinal membrane?

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Scar tissue formation across the inner surface of the retina which can cause visual problems

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What is a stage II macular hole?

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Full-thickness defect <400µm

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What causes pathologic myopia?

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Environmental and genetic influences cause increased axial growth of the eyeball so image focus is too far ahead of the retina - blurred vision

Often accompanied by degenerative changes in the retina

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What is a stage III macular hole?

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Full thickness defect >/=400µm with no posterior vitreous detachment

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Name two complications of posterior vitreous detachment

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Can predispose to patients developing retinal tears and retinal detachment

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What causes the formation of an epiretinal membrane?
Scar tissue most commonly forms due to age-related vitreous retraction Can also form following eye surgery or inflammation inside the eye
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What causes floaters in posterior vitreous detachment?
Collection of deposits in the vitreous body of the retina perceived as spots or strings drifting through the visual field
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What is a stage IV macular hole?
Full thickness defect \>/=400µm with posterior vitreous detachment
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What is the most common finding in fluorescien angiography of a patient with central serous chorioretinopathy?
Small, focal hyperfluorescent RPE leak
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Describe the findings on fundoscopy associated with rhegamogenous detachment
Retinal tear may be visible Detached retina takes a convex shape Deep mobile elevation extending to ora serrata (junction between retina and ciliary body) Slightly opaque with dark blood vessels Loss of choroidal pattern
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Patients with retinal detachment may describe a curtain/shadow descending or ascending on field of vision. What does the shadow correspond to?
Area of detached retina
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What is toxoplasma gondii?
Protozoa which can cause chorioretinitis Congenital or acquired Usually results in a mild flu-like illness and rarely causes any further problems, but in immunocompetent patients it enters latent phase with cysts forming and can reactivate
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Describe the management of pathologic myopia
Annual checkups if stable If CNV develops - anti-VEGF
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What is a macular hole?
Central small break in the macula
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Name the most common cause of retinal detachment
Rhegmatogenous - tears or holes in the retina leading to detachment
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What is a retinal break?
Full thickness defect in the sensory retina
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What is acute retinal necrosis?
Form of chorioretinitis caused by HSV/HZV
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Describe the clinical presentation of chorioretinitis
Older patients commonly present with reduced visual acuity with floaters, usually unilateral symptoms which develop over a few days Congenital infections may present insidiously, with little history and few symptoms
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Define posterior vitreous detachment
Detachment of the posterior vitreous cortex from the internal limiting membrane of the retina
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Define central serous chorioretinopathy
Serous retinal detachment at the posterior pole of the eyeball (macula or perimacular region) due to a defect in the pigment epithelium which allows fluid to leak from the sclera into the subretinal space
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Describe the management of retinal detachment
Various sugical procedures which aim to reattach the retina and reduce any traction or pressure that may cause it to detach again
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How would you investigate viteomacular traction?
Optical coherence tomography
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How would you manage a sight-threatening Toxoplasma gondii infection?
Systemic treatment -clindamicin/azithromycin +/- steroids
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Define vitreomacular traction
Incomplete posterior vitreous detachment with the persistently adherent vitreous exerting tractional pull on the macula and resulting in morphologic alterations and consequent decline of visual function
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Define chorioretinitis
Inflammatory and exudative condition of the choroid and the retina (form of posterior uveitis)
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What is a retinal tear?
When a retinal break is associated with vitreous traction (PVD), it is termed a retinal tear
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What causes posterior vitreous detachment?
Age-related degeneration of the vitreous body (most common cause) Myopia Eye injury
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Describe the fundoscopy findings associated with an epiretinal membrane
Retinal striae Subretinal fluid or cystic damage Almost always associated with PVD
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Define rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Tears or holes in the retina leading to detachment Requires acute posterior vitreous detachment and predisposing peripheral retinal degeneration
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Discuss the risk factors for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Posterior vitreous detachment Pathological myopia Previous intraocular surgery Trauma
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What examination findings might you see in retinal detachment?
May have RAPD
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Describe the clinical presentation of a macular hole
Metamorphopsia Central visual field losses Severe reduction of visual acuity
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Describe the clinical presentation of viteomacular traction
Metamorphopsia Decreased vision
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Describe the clinical presentation of pathologic myopia
Slowly progressive vision loss, scleral thinning
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Define retinal detachment
Refers to the detachment of the inner layer of the retina from the retinal pigment epithelium
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Describe the findings on fundoscopy associated with non-rhegamogenous detachment
Detached retina takes a convex shape Smooth elevation May be very mobile deep with shifting fluid Subretinal pigment (leopard spots) after flattening No retinal tear visible
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Which investigation us used to evaluate patients with pathologic myopia for development of choroidal neovascularization?
Fluorescein angiography
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Name the two types of retinal detachment
Rhegmatogenous and non-rhegmatogenous
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What is posterior staphyloma?
Outpouching of scleral tissue typically involving the optic disc or macula, seen in pathologic myopia
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What is Fuschs' spot?
Degeneration of the macula; occurs due to proliferation of RPE associated with choroidal haemorrhage, seen in pathologic myopia
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What causes photopsia in posterior vitreous detachment?
Caused by partially detached vitreous tissue pulling on the retina
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Describe the clinical presentation of posterior vitreous detachment
Usually asymptomatic Photopsia with eye movements Floaters
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Describe the fundoscopy findings associated with a macular hole
Depending on the stage, a subfoveal spot or ring can be noted In more advanced cases, a partial or full-thickness macular break is observed
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Describe the management of an epiretinal membrane
Surgery indicated if patient has significant visual complaints of visual decline and /or metamorphopsia
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Describe the pathophysiology of a tractional non-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
1. Formation of vitreoretinal bands (most commonly due to proliferative diabetic retinopathy) 2. Pressure on the band during eye movement or as a result of sudden decrease in intraocular pressure 3. Retinal detachment
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Describe the clinical presentation of retinal detachment
Painless, progressive visual field loss Patients may describe a curtain/shadow descending or ascending on field of vision If detachment affects macula, central vision will be lost Sudden onset of floaters/flashes can proceed visual loss - indicates posterior vitreal detachment
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Describe the clinical presentation of a retinal tear/hole
Asymptomatic May have photopsia or see floaters
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What is endogenous chorioretinitis?
Very rare form of chorioretinitis caused by bacteria or fungi (50/50) Associated with bacterial endocarditis or indwelling catheters including central lines

MBChB YR2: Opthalmology (20 decks)

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