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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
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Clinical Triad ... - Central nervous ... dysfunction - Branch retinal ... fluorescein from retinal ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
disease: Uveitis or retinal ... test Most Common Clinical ... (e.g. uveitis, retinal ... lesions (e.g. venous ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
disease (panuveitis, retinal ... (Clinical Dx). ... involvement (uveitis or retinal ... : Giant retinal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
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 ... consistent with MS
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
precipitate in serum ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... thrombi including retinal ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Involvement: • Central ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... #Rheumatology #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Erythematous, macular ... Clinical Features ... , and elevated serum ... artery or vein