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2009 Series - August 4, 2009
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Lecture 22 of 52 NEXT»
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| A 55-year-old patient is referred to you from the diabetic clinic for an “abnormal finding” on a tele-retinal diabetic screening examination. The patient has had previous panretinal photocoagulation (PRP), but denies any recent visual changes. |
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Which of the following examination techniques would help you in your differential diagnosis? |
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| a. |
slit lamp examination, including a dilated examination |
| b. |
B-scan |
| c. |
fluorescein angiogram |
| d. |
all of the above |
| e. |
none of the above |
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| 2. |
If you saw asteroid hyalosis on slit lamp examination, which of the following would you expect to find? |
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areas of low reflectivity in the vitreous |
| b. |
areas of low to medium reflectivity in the vitreous |
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areas of medium reflectivity in the vitreous |
| d. |
areas of medium to high reflectivity in the vitreous |
| e. |
areas of high reflectivity in the vitreous |
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| 3. |
If this patient had asteroid hyalosis, how would you treat this condition? |
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| a. |
observation |
| b. |
vitrectomy |
| c. |
more panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) |
| d. |
intravitreal VEGF-inhibitor |
| e. |
none of the above |
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