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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 • Pale retina
Central Retinal ... Artery Occlusion ... • Cherry red ... spot on fovea Management ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Fundoscopy
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Approach to Eye Disease ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... - Retinal vein occlusions ... (Retinal vein occlusions ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... (panuveitis, retinal ... (SVC/IVC occlusion ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
(from ophthalmology ... someone who had retinal ... artery occlusion ... disease, may consider ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
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 ... Asymptomatic (early disease ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
and Management ... eastern and north regions ... Swollen lymph nodes ... Pericarditis • Ocular ... Iridocyclitis - Retinal
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... Mucocutaneous lymph node ... (red macules, palpable ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
ischemic skin lesions ... Mucocutaneous lymph node ... Syndrome: - Ocular ... inflammatory lesions-interstitial ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped ... lymph nodes ... Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... Pleura • Lymph nodes ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped ... lymph nodes ... Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... Pleura • Lymph nodes ... TB #Diagnosis #Management