Macular Degeneration (Exam 2)

Question 1

Macular Degeneration

Answer 1

Usually age related (AMD) and it related to retinal aging

Question 2

AMD: What it’s like

Answer 2

The person loses their central vision

Pephriery intact

Question 3

AMD: Two Forms

Answer 3

Dry (90%)

Wet (10%)

Question 4

Dry macular degeneration

Answer 4

(non-exudative) Most common

Notice close ventral vision task becoming more difficult

Less threatening to vision loss than WET AMD

Smoking may increase risk of progression

No proven effective treatment for dry AMD

May develop into WET amd

Question 5

What can increase risk of AMD

Answer 5

Smoking

Question 6

Treatment of dry AMD

Answer 6

No proven effective treatment for dry AMD

Question 7

Dry macular degeneration patho

Answer 7

Macular cells start to atrophy (leading to progressive and painless vision loss)

Question 8

T/F: Dry macular degeneration is more threatening to vision loss?

Answer 8

False = WET

Question 9

What is the common form of macular degeneration?

Answer 9

Dry

Question 10

Wet macular degeneration

Answer 10

Less common

More severe

More rapid onset and characterized by the development of abnormal blood vessels in or around macula

Patients have had dry first

Question 11

Which AMD accounts for 90% of cases where people go blind

Answer 11

WET

Question 12

Collaborative Care for BOTH AMD

Answer 12

-Antioxidant

-Vitamins

-Zinc

-Smoking cessation if applicable

(All help slow the formaiton)