posterior eye conditions

Question 1

posterior eye

Answer 1

retina vitreous choroid and optic nerve

Question 2

retinal detachment
risk
symptoms
treatment

Answer 2

• thin retinal layer comes away from rest of eye
  risk factors: high myopia, trauma, family history

symptoms- flashes, floaters, blurred vision, shadow vision

treatment- laser, if severe then surgery

Question 3

posterior vitreous detachment

Answer 3

• vitreous gel detaching from retina
• symptoms similar to retinal detachment
• sometimes see ring floater in vitreous- weiss ring
• no treatment

Question 4

glaucoma

Answer 4

• optic nerve at back of eye become damaged over time
• cashes visual girl loss
• pressure inside of eye due to build up of aqueous humour in anterior chamber

Question 5

types of glaucoma and treatment

Answer 5

open angle
secondary
congenital
acute angle closure

eye drops
laser
surgery

Question 6

age related macular degeneration
risks

Answer 6

effects central vision and causes central vision loss
risk: smoking
high bp
family history

Question 7

dry amd

Answer 7

drusen forms at back of eye
vision gets worse slowly over time
no treatment

Question 8

wet amd

Answer 8

abnormal growth amount of blood vessels at back of eye
presents quite suddenly
treatment: anti-VEGF intravitreal injections

Question 9

diabetic retinopathy

Answer 9

• high sugar levels damage small blood vessels in eye
• screening offered