Cardiovascular system and the eye
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Describe the ocular changes caused by ischaemia
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In what ways can carotid artery disease affect the eye?
What treatments are available?
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Describe the effects of ischaemia in the vertibro-basilar
arterial system
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How may systemic hypertension and its treatment affect
the visual system?
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Discuss the clinical features which help to differentiate
between disease affecting the carotid and the vertebrobasilar circulatory
system.
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Discuss the investigation of a patient, aged 50, presenting
with amaurosis fugax. Describethe clinical manifestations and treatment
of giant cell arteritis. Add a note on the histopathology.
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A 60-year old man appears to be unable to see after recovering
from a cardiac arrest.
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Describe the likely clinical findings and the pathogenesis
of central retinal artery occlusion.
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Discuss the different types of emboli, and their management,
that may affect the eye