Term
| What are the 4 categories of systemic disease? |
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Definition
-metabolic
-infectious
-neoplastic
-blood/vascular disease |
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Term
| What are the non-inflammatory systemic disease categories? What ocular clinical sign is missing? |
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Definition
-metabolic disease and blood/vascular disease
-no uveitis |
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Term
| What are the inflammatory systemic disease categories? What ocular clinical signs is missing? |
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Definition
-infectious disease and neoplasia
-uveitis |
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Term
| What are the three major metabolic non-inflammatory diseases that affect the eyes? What are their major clinical signs? |
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Definition
-Diabetes: cataract in dogs
-Hypercholesterolemia: corneal lipid, crystalline infiltrates in dogs
-Hypertriglyceridemia: lipemic aqueous flare (especiallly Schnauzers) |
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Term
| What are the major three blood/vascular non-inflammatory diseases that affect the eyes? What are their major clinical signs? |
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Definition
-Hypertension: hyphema, retinal hemorrhage, retinal detachment in cats
-Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia: hyphema, retinal hemorrhage in dogs
-Clotting disorder: hyphema, retinal hemorrhage, retrobulbar hemorrhage |
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Term
| What are the major inflammatory non-infecitous diseases that cause ocular clinical signs? |
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Definition
-anterior and/or posterior uveitis
-often hemorrhagic |
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