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Opt 223 Posterior Seg
Retinal Hemmorrhages and Exudates
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02/28/2008

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Term
What wavelength laser is popular for lesions near the fovea and why?
Definition
Argon green lasers have a wavelength of 514.5nm and have minimal effect on xanthophyll pigment of the macular area
Term
Which laser is most effective for choroidal neovascular membranes near the fovea?
Definition
Krypton red has a wavelength of 647.1 nm and is absorbed by melanin but little is absorbed by hemoglobin and xanthophyll
Term
______ hemorrhages such as flame shaped and preretinal hemorrhages, typically are related to _____ based disease.
Definition
  1. Superficial
  2. artery
Term
The deeper/outer capillary bed is considered prevenular and is characterized by ____ based or _____ diseases.
Definition
  1. vein
  2. congestive
Term
____ ____ hemorrhages occur deep in the retina are considered to be part of congestive retinal disease such as _____
Definition
  1. Dot blot
  2. CRVO
Term
Where do pre-retinal hemorrhages occur?
Definition
In between the internal limiting membrane and the nerve fiber layer
Term
What type of scotoma do pre-retinal hemorrhages develop?
Definition
positive scotoma, or a scotoma that the person is aware of, as opposed to a negative scotoma that a person is not aware of
Term
What shape does gravity cause a pre-retinal hemorrhage to take?
Definition
a D, "Keel shape" or boat shape with a sharp horizontal demarcation line
Term
Do preretinal hemorrhages leak?
Definition
no
Term
Preretinal hemorrhages may occur associated with a _____ _____ _______.
Definition
posterior vitreous detachment
Term
Why is it important to determine the cause of a pre-retinal hemorrhage?
Definition

Determination of the cause is critical to establishing a treatment protocol

Term

Leakage in preretinal hemorrhages arise from the _____ or _____ capillary system

Definition
peripapillary or superficial
Term
What do you call the capillary bed that is 3 disc diameters superior and inferior to the optic nerve head?
Definition
radial peripapillary capillary bed
Term
Because the heme in a preretinal hemorrhage is preretinal, it will have _____ to it.
Definition
elevation
Term
Blood pools on the ______ portion of the preretinal hemorrhage and appears very _____.
Definition

preretinal

dark

Term
As the retina reabsorbs a preretinal hemorrhage the-hemorrhage changes color from _____-_____-_____.
Definition

dark red

yellow

white

Term
The rapidity of resolution of a preretinal hemorrhage depends on the _____ __ _____ within the _____.  The hemorrhage will block _____ ______ on fluoroscein angiography and appear as a _____ area overlying the usual choroidal flush.
Definition

amount of blood

pocket

choroidal flourescence

black

Term

What is the white center of a flame shaped hemorrhage?  What four things may this represent?

Definition

Roth Spots

1)  focal accumulations of WBC in inflammatory vascular disease

2)  cotton wool spots surrounded by hemorrhage

3)  leukemic cell foci surrounded by hemorrhage

4)  fibrin surrounded by hemorrhage

Term
Superficial flame-shaped hemorrhages are usually ____ ____ lasting only ____ _____ and have no particular effect on _____.
Definition

short lived

a few weeks

vision

Term
Where do preretinal hemorrhages occur?  Where do flame shaped hemorrhages occur?
Definition

between the ILM and NFL

in the NFL in the posterior pole

Term
What should the Doctor do if he finds a Roth spot?
Definition
CBC with differential to find out the cause
Term
Where do dot blot hemorrhages originate?
Definition
deep prevenular capillary bed
Term
Dot blot hemorrhages are also known as ____ retinal hemorrhages.  They may occur in the ____ ___, ____ _____, and sometimes ____ ____
Definition

deep

inner nuclear layer

inner plexiform layer

outer nuclear layer

Term
Dot blot hemorrhages are associated with ____ retinal _____ but do not actually leak.
Definition

deep

edema

leak

Term
If a dot blot hemorrhage is encroaching on the _______, fluoroscein angiography is indicated to determine whether ________ can be applied to assist in regression of the ______.
Definition
  1. macula
  2. photocooagulation
  3. edema
Term
If a dot blot hemmorrhage is present, we should assume that there is _____ that cannot be seen with a 20D or 90D lens.
Definition
swelling
Term
Where is a dot blot hemorrhage often found in diabetes?
Definition
around the posterior pole and nasal to the optic nerve
Term
Should dot blot hemorrhages effect the macula?
Definition
No, there are no inner or outer cappillary beds by the macula, but a nearby bleed could potentially bleed into avascular the macular areaa
Term
Large dot blot hemmorrhages can be confused with _______.
Definition
macro aneurism
Term

Where do dot blot heme's occur most often in diabetics?

Definition
within the posterior pole and just nasal to the optic nerve
Term
What would you expect if you saw dot blot hemorrhages above or beyond the equator?
Definition
CRVO
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