Certified Retinal Angiographer (CRA) Practice Exam

Which of the following is NOT typically considered a vascular eye disease?

AMD CME CRVO DM

Correct Answer:

AMD

Explanation:

Vascular eye diseases are ones where the vessels themselves drive the problem—leakage, occlusion, or abnormal vessel growth is central. Cystoid macular edema comes from leakage from retinal vessels and breakdown of the blood-retina barrier, so it’s a vascular issue. Central retinal vein occlusion is a direct blockage of a retinal vein, another clear vascular event. Diabetes causes retinal vessels to become damaged and leaky, making diabetic retinopathy a vascular condition. Age-related macular degeneration, by contrast, is primarily a degenerative process of the macula due to aging, with neovascularization occurring only as a secondary complication in the wet form. Thus AMD isn’t typically categorized as a vascular eye disease, making it the best choice.

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