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Optic atrophy refers to damage to the optic nerve which can lead to permanent vision loss. Possible causes include infections, inflammation, and lack of blood flow. Providers can treat the underlying causes to help stop progression of the disease. Focal narrowing or notching of the optic disc rim indicates focal damage, especially at the inferior or superior poles. Optic disc hemorrhage is a common sign of active glaucoma and likely progression, often correlating with visual field loss.

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Ophtho

Optic atrophy refers to damage to the optic nerve which can lead to permanent vision loss. Possible causes include infections, inflammation, and lack of blood flow. Providers can treat the underlying causes to help stop progression of the disease. Focal narrowing or notching of the optic disc rim indicates focal damage, especially at the inferior or superior poles. Optic disc hemorrhage is a common sign of active glaucoma and likely progression, often correlating with visual field loss.

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Glaucoma vocab

focal narrowing, Optic atrophy refers to damage to your optic nerve, which carries impulses from your
eye to your brain. Optic atrophy can lead to permanent vision loss. Possible causes include infections,
inflammation and lack of blood flow. Providers can treat the causes, which can help to stop the
progression of the disease.

or notching of the optic disc rim,

The focal damage is when there is notching or focal rim thinning. The notch is defined as localized defect
in the NRR on the cup side of the rim.

especially at the inferior or superior poles with or without

disc hemorrhage; Optic disc hemorrhage is a common clinical feature of glaucoma, indicating active
disease with likely progression and visual field loss. These small bleedings form notch-like lesions at the
edge of the optic disc in the nerve fiber layer and often correlate with visual field loss.

or b) Localized abnormalities of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer, especially at the inferior or
superior poles; or

c) Optic disc neural rim asymmetry of the two eyes consistent with loss of neural tissue

uveitis, Uveitis is inflammation of the uvea, the pigmented layer of the eye between the inner retina and
the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea. T

ocular infection, An ocular infection of the eye is a condition where a virus or bacteria affects the eye or
its parts. One example of an ocular infection is ocular herpes, which involves the herpes virus infecting
the cornea, retina, iris, choroid, or eyelids. Other common eye infections include blepharitis, cellulitis,
dacryocystitis, pink eye, endophthalmitis, stye, and uveitis. Ocular infections can cause symptoms such
as redness, pain, discharge, blurred vision, and sensitivity to light.

severe dry eye, s

evere blepharitis, Blepharitis is inflammation of the eyelids. They may appear red, swollen, or feel like
they are burning or sore. You may have flakes or oily particles (crusts) wrapped at the base of your
eyelashes too. Blepharitis is very common, especially among people who have oily skin, dandruff
or rosacea.

active proliferative / inflammatory retinopathy in the study

early hypotony, Hypotony is defined as low intraocular pressure (IOP) and occasionally is associated with
decreased vision. Normal IOP is usually between 12 and 22 mm Hg. Similar to using inches as a way to
report length, mm Hg refers to millimeters of mercury and is a way to report pressure. An eye is
considered hypotonous when the IOP drops below 10 mm Hg. However, hypotony may not be a problem
unless the IOP drops below 5 mm Hg.

blebitis,

endophthalmitis, Endophthalmitis, pronounced “end-opf-THAL-mi-tis, is the term used to describe


severe inflammation inside the eye. Inflammation is caused by an infection. It may occur with certain
types of eye surgery or if the eye has been pierced by an outside object.

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