Posterior Segment

Study disorders involving the retina, vitreous, choroid, and posterior pole. This section covers retinal diseases, posterior uveitis, macular disorders, retinal imaging, and modern approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

👁️ Myopic Macular Degeneration: When High Myopia Threatens Central Vision

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High myopia is no longer just a refractive condition — it is increasingly being recognized as a vision-threatening disease, particularly when structural changes develop at the level of the posterior pole. One of the most concerning complications of high axial myopia is Myopic Macular Degeneration (MMD), a form of progressive degeneration that can result in […]

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White Dot Syndromes

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Name age laterality vitritis lesion size prognosis MEWDS 20-40RAPD and enlarged blind spot (Disc edema)photopsiaprodromal viral illnessFFA: wreath hyperfluorescent clusters earlyUsually outside posterior poleOrange yellow fovea with granularityvenous sheathing unilateral 1+ 1/5 good APMPPE 20-40 whiteslightly male>femaleprodromal viral illnessFFA: early hypo, late hyperfluorescence bilateral 1+ 1 good associated with cerebral vasculitis – need to do MRI

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