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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... production -> Corneal ... conjunctiva and cornea ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Bilateral, asymmetric corneal ... / Symptoms / Complications ... • Rizutti's Sign ... • Corneal Opacities ... #Keratoconus #pathophysiology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Abnormalities: Ocular ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Abnormalities: Ocular ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
- Impinges on ocular ... Impaired extra-ocular ... -> Corneal drying ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Diagnostic Algorithm Pathophysiology ... - Pathophysiology ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... Mucocutaneous or ocular ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
the following order ... This order (with ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
into the cerebral cortex ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry #positive
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
-> crowding of ocular ... damage & blindness Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... obstruction • Corneal ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
red-brown coloured -> Copper ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications