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retinal disease

vr.tr.retinal-disease · XCT.STA

Let an agent route sudden vision changes to urgent eye care, give general sourced information on retinal diseases, screening and low vision support, and refer individual questions to clinicians.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent route sudden vision changes to urgent eye care, give general sourced information on retinal diseases, screening and low vision support, and refer individual questions to clinicians.

Any disease or disorder of the retina, the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, retinal vein occlusion and inherited retinal dystrophies; some can cause permanent sight loss if not treated promptly.

What it is for: A group of eye conditions relevant to emergencies, screening and sight loss support.

It can be recognise warning signs needing urgent eye care; find diabetic eye screening services; find general information on retinal conditions; find low vision and sight loss support.

Distinguishing features

Affects the retina

Can threaten sight

Some need urgent treatment

Screening prevents loss in some conditions

What it looks like

Not visible externally; seen by clinicians with retinal examination and imaging.

How it is recognised

Flashes, floaters or a shadow in vision

Distorted or blurred central vision

Cataract affects the lens rather than the retina

Related models

is a kind of - category

eye disease

affects - structure

retina

is examined by - specialist

ophthalmologist and optometrist

is related to - outcome

visual impairment

In practice

Families and kinds

age-related macular degeneration

diabetic retinopathy

retinal detachment

retinal vascular occlusions

inherited retinal dystrophies

Standards and regulation

National diabetic eye screening programmes

Driving vision standards

Failure modes and hazards

Delaying care for sudden vision loss

Missing diabetic screening

Agents diagnosing eye symptoms

Also called

retina neoplasmretinal haemorrhagehypotony maculopathyFundal haemorrhageautoimmune retinopathyHIV retinopathyAIDS retinopathyMultifocal choroiditis and panuveitisHistoplasma duboisii retinitisretinal degenerationosteogenesis imperfecta-retinopathy-seizures-intellectual disability syndromeangioid streaks of choroidcone-rod dystrophyperipheral retinal degenerationretinoschisis and retinal cystsprimary retinal cystsecondary retinal cystRadiation retinopathyLeber congenital amaurosis 2Leber congenital amaurosis 16Leber congenital amaurosis 17Leber congenital amaurosis 10Leber congenital amaurosis 3foveal hypoplasia 1peripheral cone dystrophyangioid streaksgenetic vitreous-retinal diseaseLeber congenital amaurosis 7iris hypoplasia with glaucomamicrocephaly and chorioretinopathyretinopathy of prematuritycentral serous retinopathyacute annular outer retinopathyAzoornerve fibre bundle defectValsalva retinopathyretinal vascular diseasecone dystrophyLeber congenital amaurosisretinal edema

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Urgent Warning signs.

Safety comes first.

Detachment

Flashes and shadows.

Detachment

Retinal detachment signs.

  1. Are there sudden new flashes, many new floaters or a curtain over vision? boundary
  2. Should the person seek same-day urgent eye care? action

Loss

Sudden vision loss.

Loss

Sudden vision loss.

  1. Has vision suddenly dimmed or been lost in one eye? boundary
  2. Should emergency services or an eye emergency department be contacted now? action
Information General facts.

Sourced information only.

Conditions

Types.

Conditions

Condition types.

  1. What do eye health organisations say about this retinal condition? provenance
  2. How is it usually diagnosed? definition

Personal

Personal questions.

Personal

Personal advice limits.

  1. Is the user asking about their own symptoms or scan results? boundary
  2. How should the agent refer them to an eye specialist? action
Screening Prevention.

Screening protects sight.

Diabetes

Diabetic screening.

Diabetes

Diabetic eye screening.

  1. How often should people with diabetes have eye screening, according to the national programme? provenance
  2. How can they book it? action

Checks

Eye tests.

Checks

Routine eye tests.

  1. How often are routine eye tests recommended? provenance
  2. Are they free for some groups? provenance
Support Living with sight loss.

Support improves lives.

Low vision

Services.

Low vision

Low vision services.

  1. Which low vision services and charities help? provenance
  2. Which aids and technology exist? provenance

Driving

Fitness to drive.

Driving

Driving rules.

  1. Must the condition be reported to the driving authority? provenance
  2. Which vision standard applies? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each retinal disease be a separate entry?
  • How should screening services be localised?
  • How should sight loss support be linked?
Draft as JSON