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Classic signs of arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy or giant cell arteritis are mild arterial narrowing
signs of arteritic anterior ... Korean Journal of Ophthalmology ... ) #AAION #anterior ... cell #arteritis #photo ... #disc #nerve #Ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Anterior Chamber ... Fundoscopy A. ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology
Traumatic Iritis 
High pressure bottle cap to the eye = traumatic iritis + hyphema
This patient was
(blood in the anterior ... globe rupture, so Ophthalmology ... Iritis #Clinical #Photo ... #Ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
neovascularization seen on fundoscopy ... edema seen on fundoscopy ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Anterior ischemic ... altitudinal defect • Fundoscopy ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
fluctuant mass inferior ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Retinal Vasculitis in Takayasu’s Arteritis- ...Ophthalmologic examination revealed severe impairment, with perception of only light in
Arteritis- ...Ophthalmologic ... showed normal anterior ... #NEJM #clinical
Macular Hole from a Laser Pointer- Funduscopic examination of the left eye revealed a large macular
highlighted two spots inferior ... #clinical #fundoscope ... macular #hole #ophthalmology ... #NEJM #LaserPointer
Zenker’s Diverticulum - A barium swallow examination showed stasis of barium in the upper esophagus with
outpouching lesion anterior ... gastrointestinal endoscopy ... area bound by the inferior ... KilliansTriangle #NEJM
Conjunctival concretions- Asymptomatic concretions within the inferior conjunctiva (Jordan M. Graff, M.D., University of Iowa) #Ophthalmology
concretions within the inferior ... University of Iowa) #Ophthalmology ... #concretions #photo