Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... pulling on the retina ... - Pulling can cause ... Hollands 2009) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal ... Second most common cause ... disease (Most common cause ... retinopathy) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Central Retinal ... ciliary and central retinal ... Causes: - Carotid ... also important cause ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Wool Spots Caused ... axoplasm into retina ... Spots #fundoscopy #ophthalmology ... #Clinical
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
body, vitreous, retina ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... ischemia Causes ... TerrierBen #Uveitis #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 β€’ Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 β€’ Pale retina
Central Retinal ... Occlusion (CRAO) Clinical ... vision β€’ Pale retina ... β€’ Immediate ophthalmology ... CRAO #Diagnosis #Clinical
Tethered Retinal Detachment on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Retina is tethered at ora serrata and optic
Tethered Retinal ... Ultrasound (POCUS) Retina ... jchristianfox #Retinal ... Detachment #Tethered #Clinical ... Ocular #Ultrasound #Ophthalmology
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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina ... Lens Dislocation, Retinal ... Optic Neuropathy, Retinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) vs Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) - A Comparison Table

Clinical Features,
Central Retinal ... CRAO) vs Central Retinal ... Comparison Table Clinical ... #CRAO #CRVO #Ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 β€’ Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... vitreous humor, and retina ... TINU syndrome (w/ renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #ophthalmology