SAQ 1998 – Older patient with painless monocular vision loss

A 70-year-old woman presents to your ED with sudden painless loss of vision in her left eye 2 hours earlier.

There is no trauma. A junior doctor asks you to help differentiate retinal vein occlusion from retinal artery occlusion.

Compare central retinal artery occlusion and central retinal vein occlusion by risk factors or causes, fundoscopy findings and ED investigations.

(Marked out of 10.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed; border-collapse:collapse;"> <thead> <tr> <th style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;">Condition</th> <th style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;">Central retinal artery occlusion</th> <th style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;">Central retinal vein occlusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> <td style="vertical-align:top; overflow-wrap:anywhere; word-break:normal;"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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List two other causes of painless unilateral vision loss.

(Marked out of 2.0)

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Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%