Visual Problems As the sense of sight is critical, patients who present with visual disturbance are often very distressed. Below is a list of common conditions that may give rise to visual problems, grouped according to symptoms. Causes Visual Disturbances (Flashing Lights or Floaters) • Migraine • Retinal detachment • Vitreous haemorrhage • Vitreous detachment Blurring of Vision • Refractive errors • Head injuries • Acute angle-closure glaucoma • Blunt trauma to the eye Loss of Vision Partial Loss • Homonymous hemianopia – stroke, tumour • Peripheral field loss – glaucoma, papilloedema • Central field loss – macular degeneration • Bitemporal hemianopia – pituitary tumour • Horizontal field loss – retinal vascular occlusion Total Loss Acute • Amaurosis fugax • Papilloedema (Fig. 64) • Raised intracranial pressure • Malignant hypertension • Temporal arteritis • Optic neuritis • Central retinal vein occlusion • Central retinal artery occlusion • Posterior uveitis Figure 64 Papilloedema.Note the blurring of the optic disc, retinal oedema, flame haemorrhages (small arrow) and exudates (large arrows). Gradual • Cataract • Glaucoma • Diabetic retinopathy • Hypertensive retinopathy • Age-related macular degeneration • Retinitis pigmentosa • Infectious • Trachoma (Chlamydia trachomatis) • (common in underdeveloped countries) • Onchocerciasis (nematode infection) • (common in underdeveloped countries) • Vitamin A deficiency • (common in underdeveloped countries) Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Related posts: Incontinence Syncope Swellings Disorders Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join Tags: Churchills Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis May 18, 2017 | Posted by admin in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Problems Full access? Get Clinical Tree Get Clinical Tree app for offline access Get Clinical Tree app for offline access %d
Visual Problems As the sense of sight is critical, patients who present with visual disturbance are often very distressed. Below is a list of common conditions that may give rise to visual problems, grouped according to symptoms. Causes Visual Disturbances (Flashing Lights or Floaters) • Migraine • Retinal detachment • Vitreous haemorrhage • Vitreous detachment Blurring of Vision • Refractive errors • Head injuries • Acute angle-closure glaucoma • Blunt trauma to the eye Loss of Vision Partial Loss • Homonymous hemianopia – stroke, tumour • Peripheral field loss – glaucoma, papilloedema • Central field loss – macular degeneration • Bitemporal hemianopia – pituitary tumour • Horizontal field loss – retinal vascular occlusion Total Loss Acute • Amaurosis fugax • Papilloedema (Fig. 64) • Raised intracranial pressure • Malignant hypertension • Temporal arteritis • Optic neuritis • Central retinal vein occlusion • Central retinal artery occlusion • Posterior uveitis Figure 64 Papilloedema.Note the blurring of the optic disc, retinal oedema, flame haemorrhages (small arrow) and exudates (large arrows). Gradual • Cataract • Glaucoma • Diabetic retinopathy • Hypertensive retinopathy • Age-related macular degeneration • Retinitis pigmentosa • Infectious • Trachoma (Chlamydia trachomatis) • (common in underdeveloped countries) • Onchocerciasis (nematode infection) • (common in underdeveloped countries) • Vitamin A deficiency • (common in underdeveloped countries) Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Related posts: Incontinence Syncope Swellings Disorders Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel Join Tags: Churchills Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis May 18, 2017 | Posted by admin in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Problems Full access? Get Clinical Tree Get Clinical Tree app for offline access Get Clinical Tree app for offline access %d