Diseases of the Retina — Flashcards

_____ and herpes simplex virus (HSV) are the commonest causes of acute retinal necrosis in children.

_____ sign is the presence of pigments in the anterior vitreous (tobacco dusting), and is a feature of fresh retinal detachment.

Electroretinography reveals a decreased amplitude of _____ wave(s) in retinitis pigmentosa

A single inflammatory focus of fluffy white retinitis or retinochoroiditis associated with a pigmented scar ("_____ lesion") is typical of toxoplasmosis retinitis

Retinal vessels reach _____ ora at approximately 40 weeks of gestation.

Operative procedures for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment include scleral _____ and pneumatic retinopexy

Etiologies of CR_____O include high IOP, hypertension and hyperviscosity syndromes

_____ is characterized by drusen, which is deposition of yellowish extracellular material in between Bruch's membrane and the retinal pigment epithelium

_____ is defined by splitting of neurosensory retina plus vitreous degeneration

_____ is a non-invasive imaging modality, which reflects the morphological changes associated with metabolism of lipofuscin