FSU-Pensacola

Saul Ullman, MD Series 2 of 4 Primary Objectives: • To recognize ocular disorders that accompany common systemic diseases with an emphasis on what a primary care physician would commonly encounter • Review Diabetic Retinopathy - Epidemiology - Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (with emphasis on clinical implications) - Review modifiable risk factors for progression of diabetic retinopathy - Define stages of diabetic retinopathy - Triage recommendations • Systemic Hypertension / Vascular Disease - Ophthalmic findings - Clinical implications - Discuss various types of embolic disease - Review branch / central retinal artery obstructions • Amaurosis Fugax - Definition - Clinical implications - Importance of clinical history • Downs Syndrome - Ophthalmic Manifestations • Sickle Cell Anemia - Different ophthalmic manifestations - Clinical implications • Sjorgens Syndrome - Definition - Treatment - Clinical associations • Collagen Vascular Diseases (review ocular manifestions - Rheumatoid Arthritis - Ankylosing Spondylitis - Lupus - Sarcoidoisis • Temporal Arteritis - Ocular Manifestations - Diagnosis - Clinical symptoms • Myasthenia Gravis - Ophthalmic Manifestations • Thyroid Disorders - Ophthalmic Manifestations - Clinical Diagnosis - Relationship to systemic disease • AIDs - Ophthalmic Manifestations - Clinical implications Referral Sources 1. Duanes Ophthalmology (textbook) 2. American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Patterns 3. Eye Care Skills – Presentations for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals (American Academy of Ophthalmology) 4. The Physician’s Guide to Eye Care (3rd edition)