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pathophysiology glaucoma acute aqueoushumor closedangle drainage maculardegeneration openangle production secondary
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Photoreceptor atrophy -> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... reduces blood flow ... Amsler grid) - Macular ... early disease) #AgeRelated ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Aqueous Humor Production and Drainage • Provides nutrition, removes wastes, and transports neurotransmitters to the avascular
structural integrity of ocular ... Pathway (~60-80 % of flow ... Schlemm's Canal -> Flows ... ciliary body -> Flows ... Pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
-> crowding of ocular ... resistance to the flow ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
intra- or peri-ocular ... Decr axoplasmic flow ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
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