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Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Diabetic Retinopathy ... Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... #Diabetic #Retinopathy ... #Diabetes #ophthalmology ... complications #pathophysiology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal ... Occlusion (CRVO) - Pathophysiology ... in the central retinal ... cause: Diabetic retinopathy ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy ... white or yellow areas ... #Hypertensive #Retinopathy ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
from choroid to retina ... products from retina ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Retinopathy of Prematurity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Increased metabolic demand of growing eye
-> Excessive VEGF production ->
Retinopathy of Prematurity ... vitreous -> Extra-retinal ... detachment #Retinopathy ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots- "In otherwise healthy patients, the observance of a cotton wool spot (CWS) is
or hypertensive retinopathy ... #wool #spots #retina ... #Ophthalmology ... #photo #hypertensive ... #diabetic #retinopathy
Congenital Rubella - On examination, the child had wandering eye movements with bilateral central, dense, white,
disk with rubella retinopathy ... appearance of the retina ... distribution of areas ... B) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Astigmatism: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Astigmatism - deviation from spherical curvature of the lens or eye

Refracting power
different points of focus ... on the retina ... #astigmatism #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology