Retinoblastoma
Jerry A. Shields BASICS DESCRIPTION • Eye cancer of children • Tends to manifest between 6 months and 3 years of age • Accounts for 4% of all childhood malignancies…
Pseudopapilledema
BASICS DESCRIPTION Optic disc elevation unrelated to increased intracranial pressure (ICP) EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence 0.3–2.4% (1)[A] Prevalence • 3.4–4.9/1000 clinically, up to 20.4/1000 in autopsy studies (2)[A], (3)[A] • 75% bilateral…
Presbyopia
BASICS DESCRIPTION Presbyopia, literally “old eyes,” is the condition where the ability to see clearly at near is lost due to the gradual loss of accommodation in the aging eye….
Toxocariasis
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Ocular toxocariasis is a helminthic disease that is a common cause of posterior uveitis, particularly in children. • 3 major presentations: – Endophthalmitis – Peripheral granuloma –…
Vision Loss
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Vision loss in the absence of contributory ocular or neurologic pathology – Multiple labels – Functional – Hysterical – Psychosomatic – Conversion reaction – Munchausen’s syndrome –…
Retinopathy
BASICS DESCRIPTION Phototoxicity of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptor layers in the fovea due to exposure to sunlight. EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Uncommon, but clusters of cases appear around eclipses…
Toxoplasmosis
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Toxoplasmic chorioretinitis is usually a unifocal, full thickness chorioretinal lesion. • Frequently arises from border of preexisting chorioretinal scar • Associated with focal vitreous inflammation directly over…
(UGH) Syndrome
L. Jay Katz BASICS DESCRIPTION A secondary glaucoma resulting from elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) due to intraocular lens (IOL)–associated chronic inflammation and recurrent hyphemas EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Uncommon Prevalence Unknown RISK…
Block Glaucoma
L. Jay Katz BASICS DESCRIPTION • Pupillary block is the most common mechanism responsible for angle closure. • It is caused by increased resistance to flow of aqueous from the…
