Opthalmology
Learning Units
Unit 1: Sudden Loss of Vision
Unit 2: Visual field defects, double vision & optic disc swelling
Unit 3: Pupil abnormalities, Facial nerve palsy & Ptosis
Unit 4: Refractive Error
Unit 5: Children & Squint
Unit 6: Differential diagnosis of blurred vision
Unit 7: Gradual Loss of Vision
Unit 8: Eye Trauma
Unit 9: Red Eye
Unit 10: Systemic Disease
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Unit 6: Differential Diagnosis of Blurred Vision
Primary open-angle glaucoma
Introduction
Classification
Presentations
Pathogenesis
Risk Factors
Signs
Investigations
Treatment
Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG)
Presentations
Features of POAG:
Optic nerve head damage (disc cupping)
Loss of peripheral visual field
Usually raised IOP (upper limit of normal is 21mmHg)
Usually bilateral but often asymmetric
Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG)
Source: retinagallery.com
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