Cataracts - Lecture Notes

University:
Northwest College
Course:
VN 220 | Medical/ Surgical
Academic year:

2023
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481

Pages:

4
Author:

YMejia

Cataractslems opacity or cloudinessleading cause of blindness In the worldpatho:candereoor in one or botheyes at any agemost common types:traumaticcongenitalsenile cataractRISK bactorsage (must common.)infection Chempes 20ster/uneutis)myopiaretmal detachment /netinal 8xretinutis Pigmentosachenu cal eye bums (poisoningASA usesmokingcortics sends (9 doses/LTUSE)lonlung rad lationobesitypoov nutritionV IVIS of antioxidants blunt traumadehydrationuv radiation (sunlight/XKAY)diabetesd/o of llpid metabolismdown syndronemusca los Keletal d/orenal d/oSS- pamless blurry vision- summendings seem dimmer"as if glasses need cleaning"-light scattening-myopic shift-astigmatism (refractive enror)-monocular diplopia (double nswn)-color changesSnellen nsualauity testused toon thalm os onydetermineSlit lamp blom ICNOSCOPIC examdegree of cataractformationSX managementNO 0-surgical tx (meds, eyedrops, glasses)10 cure cataracts.primary management IS preventionSX IS usually outpatient -takes