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    Chronic visual loss

    Chronic visual loss is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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    DDx

    • Refractive error
    • Cataract
    • Macular degeneration (atrophic)
    • Diabetic retinopathy
    • Glaucoma
    • Corneal opacity, eg, scar, pterygium
    • Chronic uveitis
    • Pituitary tumor (bitemporal)
    • Other types of retinopathy, eg, hypertensive, sickle cell, severe anemia, radiation, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), talc (emboli from IV drug use)
    • Cerebrovascular disease or brain tumor affecting visual pathways
    • Intraorbital tumor
    • Toxic optic neuropathy, eg, methanol
    • Lens dislocation, eg, Marfan syndrome, homocystinuria
    • Optic neuritis from multiple sclerosis
    • Other worldwide causes: trachoma, Hansen’s disease (leprosy), onchocerciasis, xerophthalmia (vitamin A deficiency)

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    Last updated: March 5, 2015

    Citation

    Zeiger, Roni F.. "Chronic Visual Loss." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114385/all/Chronic_visual_loss.
    Zeiger RF. Chronic visual loss. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114385/all/Chronic_visual_loss. Accessed April 25, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Chronic visual loss. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114385/all/Chronic_visual_loss
    Zeiger RF. Chronic Visual Loss [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2019 April 25]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114385/all/Chronic_visual_loss.
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