Surgery CBL 6: visual loss

Question	Answer
Loss of vision analysis 1234 rule	1 refractive error 2 main types (slow/rapid onset) 3 main ages (old, adult, kid) 4 main causes
How to assess visual loss	history, snellen's, pupil reflexes
4 main causes of slow onset visual loss in elderly	cataract, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
4 main causes of slow onset visual lossin the adult	refractive causes keratoconus familial childhood eye disorder
Causes of slow onset visual loss in children	refractive error, strabismus, leucocoria, rare retina
4 causes of rapid onset visual loss in all ages (4 Rs)	red eye, retina vascular, retina retina, retina optic nerve
retina vascular causes	artery/vein occlusion
"retina retina" causes	retinal detachment and wet ARMD
NEVER MISS	loss of red reflex red painful eye with dilated pupil in acute glaucoma headache with visual disturbance in GCA

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	Created by Omolade Abidoye over 5 years ago