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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... : Macular degeneration ... - Retina: Diabetic ... Occlusion, Central ... Retinal Vein Occlusion
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal ... loss due to retinal ... common cause: Diabetic ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy #Central
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Differential Diagnosis ... degeneration • Diabetic ... • Central retinal ... hyperviscosity syndrome, diabetes ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Chronic Vision Loss ... • Age Related Macular ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... Hemorrhage and Macular ... Edema: • Diabetic
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... from choroid to retina ... neovascularization seen on fundoscopy ... Amsler grid) - Macular ... edema seen on fundoscopy
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
family history, diabetes ... intra- or peri-ocular ... influx and NO in retinal ... ganglion cells -> Retinal ... > Apoptosis of retinal