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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Nerve / Track: Glaucoma ... Vein Occlusion, Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Pathogenesis and clinical ... edema caused by ... ischemia results ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
) - Pathophysiology ... Second most common cause ... disease (Most common cause ... retinopathy) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Pathogenesis and clinical ... ischemia -> Venous ... ischemia causes ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology ... complications #pathophysiology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... angle-closure glaucoma ... Lens dislocation, Ischemic ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... fluffy white ischemic ... Elschnig's Spots • Ischemia ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... • Significant cause ... obstruction • Corneal ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Astigmatism: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Astigmatism - deviation from spherical curvature of the lens or eye

Refracting power
Pathogenesis and clinical ... different points of focus ... on the retina ... #astigmatism #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Secondary Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Open-Angle Secondary Glaucoma:
 • Pre-trabecular defect -> Aqueous outflow is obstructed
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... nerve head - Ischemic ... > Apoptosis of retinal ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... nerve head - Ischemic ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology