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Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... finding of diplopia ... orbitopathy) • Corneal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diplopia - Double ... Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... Pearls: • Diplopia ... Functional • Corneal ... #Ophthalmology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... of Diplopia TIER ... 1-CRITICAL Basilar ... Orbital apex mass #Diplopia ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Surface Injury: • Corneal ... Trauma - Hyphema, diplopia ... hemorrhage • Cornea ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Hyperopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Axial length of eye -> Short axial length of the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... of the eye may alter ... of the eye (ex. cornea ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... • Significant cause ... most frequent cause ... obstruction • Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... (Cornelia NEJM ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Central Cloudy Dystrophy of Francois (CCDF) on Slit Lamp Examination

Central Cloudy Dystrophy of Francois (CCDF) is
bilateral, symmetric corneal ... in the central corneal ... opacities separated by clear ... Dystrophy #Francois #clinical ... #physicalexam #ophthalmology
Central Cloudy Dystrophy of Francois (CCDF) on Slit Lamp Examination

Central Cloudy Dystrophy of Francois (CCDF) is
bilateral, symmetric corneal ... in the central corneal ... opacities separated by clear ... Dystrophy #Francois #clinical ... #physicalexam #ophthalmology
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
father to the ophthalmology ... clinic with a 1 ... near the outer corners ... as a result of corneal ... #NEJM #clinical