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Retino-vitreal disorders Flashcards

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Central & branch vein occlusions- Eti

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  • DM, HTN, Hyperlipidemia & glaucoma

- Estrogen tx

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Central & branch vein occlusions- Sx

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  • No pain or redness
  • Sudden monocular loss of vision, noticed upon waking
  • Widespread hemorrhages, venous dilation, cotton wool spots
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Central & branch vein occlusions- Dx

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  • Screen for underlying cause
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Central & branch vein occlusions- Tx

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  • Lasar photocoagulation

- VEGF inhibitor

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Central & branch artery occlusions- Eti

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  • Giant cell arteritis

- Carotid & cardiac emboli

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Central & branch artery occlusions- Sx

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  • Sudden, profound monocular visual loss
  • Highly reduced visual acuity
  • Pallid swelling of retina, cherry red spot on fovea
  • Box-car segmentation of veins
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Central & branch artery occlusions- Dx

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Determine underlying cause:

  • ESR & CRP for giant cell arteritis
  • DM, hyperlipidemia
  • Emboli
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Central & branch artery occlusions- Tx

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  • Lay flat, ocular massage, O2, acetazolamide

- Corticosteroids for GCA

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Retinal detachment- Eti

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  • Spontaneous tears of holes due to degenerative changes
  • > 50
  • Nearsightedness & cataract extraction most common cause
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Retinal detachment- Sx

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  • Rapid loss of vision with curtain of spreading across field of vision
  • No pain or redness
  • Detachment seen on ophthalmoscope
  • Increase in floaters
  • photophobias
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Retinal detachment- Tx

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  • Lasar photocoagulation

- Cryotherapy

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Posterior uveitis- Eti

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  • Sarcoidosis, Tb, toxo, syphallis, alopecia, HIV
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Posterior uveitis- Sx

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  • Gradual loss of vision in quiet eye
  • Inflammatory lesion in retina
  • Bilateral
  • Vitreous haze
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Posterior uveitis- Tx

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  • Systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppression

- Tx underlying antimicrobial infection

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Diabetic retinopathy- Eti

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  • 35% diabetic patients
  • 20% type 2 at dx
  • Within 3 yrs in type 1
  • Leading cause of blindness
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Diabetic retinopathy- Sx

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  • Non-proliferative: Hard exudates, hemorrhage, edema, microaneuryisms, macular ischemia leading to vision loss
  • Proliferative: Neovascularization from optic disc. May lead to retinal detachment
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Diabetic retinopathy- Dx

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Screening is impairative

  • Yearly fundal photography, slit lamp examination
  • More frequent screening in pregnancy
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Diabetic retinopathy- Tx

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  • Control DM, HTN, renal fxn, lipids

- Lasar photocoagulation

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Hypertensive retinopathy- Eti

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  • Systemic HTN
  • Young pts with abrupt changes
  • Pheochromocytoma, malignany HTN, pre-eclampsia
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Hypertensive retinopathy- Sx

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  • Atherosclerosis
  • Silver/ copper wiring
  • AV nicking
  • Flame shaped hemorrhages
  • Cotton wool spots
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Hypertensive retinopathy- Tx

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Reduce & control BP

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HIV retinopathy- Eti

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  • Most common opthal abn
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HIV retinopathy- Sx

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  • Cotton wool spots
  • Retinal hemorrhages
  • Micro-aneurysms
  • Reduced contrast sensitivity
  • CMV retinitis- progressively enlarging yellowish- white patches
  • Other opportunistic infections
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HIV retinopathy- Tx

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  • Valganciclovir & HAART
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Ischemic optic neuropathy- Eti

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  • Anterior most common
  • Inadequate perfusion of ciliary arteries
  • Giant cell arteritis
  • Congenitally crowded disc
  • HTN, DM, vasculitis, thrombophelia, apnea
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Ischemic optic neuropathy- Sx

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  • Sudden, painless visual loss

- Optic disc swelling

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Ischemic optic neuropathy- Tx

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  • High dose corticosteroids
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Vitreous hemorrhage- Eti

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  • Retinal tear, DM or sickle cell retinopathy,

- vasculitis, trauma

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Vitreous hemorrhage- Sx

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  • Sudden visual loss
  • Abrupt onset of floaters, increasing in severity
  • Wide range of visual acuity
  • Bleeding in the eye
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Vitreous hemorrhage- Dx

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  • Inability to see fundal details with presence of clear lens
  • Collection of blood in front of retina
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Macular degeneration- Eti

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  • Age related, >50 yrs
  • Genetically determined variations in complement & lipoproteins
  • Wet (90%) or dry
  • White, female, cigarettes, aspirin
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Macular degeneration- Sx

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  • Acute or chronic deterioration of central vision
  • Atrophic: progressive, bilateral loss
  • Neovascular : New vessels, serous fluid, hemorrhage, fibrosis, rapid onset, uni to bilateral
  • Retinal drusen- discrete yellow deposits
  • No pain, redness
  • Distortion/ abn size of images
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Macular degeneration- Tx

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  • Oral antioxidants

- VEGF inhibitors

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