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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
for Vision Loss ... abrasion, Acute ... Loss: • Stroke ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... #Loss #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Contact lens use • Eye ... loss • Vogt's ... Striae • Sudden ... Vision Loss and ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Vision Loss - Differential ... #VisionLoss #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
disease, brainstem stroke ... trauma, lack or loss ... fibers in the optic ... Seesaw #nystagmus #ophthalmology ... #eye #ocular #PhysicalExam
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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loss - Differential ... loss, usually with ... changes in gaze/eye ... Ocular causes - ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... : • Optic neuritis ... any subjective vision ... Complete vision ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Differential Diagnosis ... • Migraine • Acute ... → visual loss) ... diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
to clinic with vision ... loss in the left ... this are tumors, strokes ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... #ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
1) Is visual loss ... caused by AION? ... Definition: acute ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology