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Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
RPE -> Loss of photo ... - Faded/blind spots ... early disease) #AgeRelated ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots- "In otherwise healthy patients, the observance of a cotton wool spot (CWS) is
Cotton Wool Spots ... a cotton wool spot ... single cotton wool spot ... #retina #Ophthalmology ... #photo #hypertensive
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
Bitot's Spots- A ... father to the ophthalmology ... consistent with Bitot’s spots ... #NEJM #clinical ... #spots #Corynebacterium
Halo Sign in Basal Skull Fracture

Halo of lighter liquid around blood spot on the cloth indicates
liquid around blood spot ... leaking from the ear ... Trauma #Clinical #Photo
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
mucins with reduced tear ... conjunctiva) • Bitot's spots ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Patients As: • Black spots ... the vision • Spots ... detachment • Retinal tear ... • Vitritis • Tear ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Reversible Loss of Vision in Malignant Hypertension - Fundus examination revealed bilateral disk edema (Panel A,
and cotton-wool spots ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... SplinterHemorrhages #NEJM
Purtscher Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

33 year-old who presents 2 weeks after car accident.  Fundus
Examination 33 year-old ... multiple cotton-wool spots ... Retinopathy #cottonwool #spots ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
Sometimes, lymph nodes near ... develop at the spot ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Photo
Macular Hole from a Laser Pointer- Funduscopic examination of the left eye revealed a large macular
highlighted two spots ... macular #hole #ophthalmology ... #NEJM #LaserPointer