AMD Genetics
Complement factor H pathway.
HRTA1 gene T402H (5-fold increased risk of AMD) and 10q A69S (7-fold increase in risk for AMD) account for 75% of the genetic risk for AMD.
What is the ddx of a cotton wool spot
Grades of hypertensive retinopathy
0 - none 1- mild arteriolar narrowing 2 - obvious arteriolar narrowing, AV nicking 3 - grade 2 plus hmg and exudates 4 - grade 3 plus disc swelling
Hyperfluorescent lesions in AMD on IVFA
Drusen (Hard and Soft) RPE Atrophy RPE Tears CNV serous PED Fibrovascular scarring Laser scars
hypofluorescent lesions in AMD on FA
Lipid
Hemorrhage
Hypopigmentation
What is the differential of blood at multiple layers of the retina
Patient has anaphylactic reaction to IVFA dye. What’s the dose of epi?
0.5 cc of 1:1000
AMD Masquerades
Adult Vitelliform dystrophy (flattened dome,bilateral, no PE disruption) Retinal pseudocysts in AR geographic atrophy - overlying area of GA. Mac Tel (Type 2) - temporal predominance, bilteral, leakage occurs on FA but macular edema does no occur (leakage without thickening), progressive, early features include telangectasia (progressive), parafoveal greying, can get sub retinal NV and bleeding but this is not CNV. pigment clumping in temporal parafovea. Anti-VegF doesn't work. CSCR - thickened choroid and leakage, 1/2 dose vertopoforin. choroidal hyperpermiability of ICG, look for elongated outersegments in the serous RD, look for descending tract, Look outside the macula.
Definitions of Myopia
High Myopia -6.0 AL>26.5
Pathologic -8.0 AL>32.5
CNV develops in 5-10% of high myopes
Macular Star
Hypertension
Bartonella, syhpillis, lyme, TB
papilledema
Unusual but possible: CRVO and AION
CNV ddx
Hereditary:
Degenerative:
Infectious:
Inflammatory:
Crystalline retinopathy ddx
Disorders:
Drugs (CEM TONT):
CWS ddx
Microvascular:
Vaso-occlusive
Collagen vascular disease
- SLE, Wegener, RA
Infectious:
Traumatic
Fundus manifestations of pathologic myopia
DDx of NV
DDx of Bull’s Eye maculopathy
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine
AMD
Stargardts, fundus flavimaticus
Central areolar macular dystrophy
DDx of yellow spot at macula
Best's Old foveal hemorrhage Solar retinopaty Macular hole Foveal drusen
Causes of retinal vasculitis
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Diseases that give you teeth involvement
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Carriers affected in which diseases
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AMD definitions: subfoveal, juxtafoveal, extrafoveal
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CME ddx
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Choroidal folds ddx
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Purtscher’s ddx
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