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Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
from choroid to retina ... Nutrients cannot reach retina ... products from retina ... circulation into the retina ... blood under the retina
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Optic neuritis • Retinal ... retinal artery ... retinal vein occlusion ... #differential #
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
attributable to central ... nervous system ... • Genetic • Retinal ... MRI lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential
Secondary Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Open-Angle Secondary Glaucoma:
 • Pre-trabecular defect -> Aqueous outflow is obstructed
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... influx and NO in retinal ... ganglion cells -> Retinal ... > Apoptosis of retinal ... small island of central
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... intra- or peri-ocular ... influx and NO in retinal ... ganglion cells -> Retinal ... > Apoptosis of retinal
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
other diseases • Secondary ... gland) biopsy • Ocular ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Involvement: • Central ... phenomenon (16%) MSK