Unit 6: Differential Diagnosis of Blurred Vision

Introduction

  • Leading cause of blindness in Western world
  • Associated with increasing age
  • Affects central vision
  • Peripheral vision is unaffected so patients often live independently and can navigate

Dry AMD

Slowly progressive atrophy of macular retinal pigment epithelial cells (the RPE cells lie under the light sensitive neuro retina).

Retina image of dry AMD

Retina image of dry AMD

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