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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina ... Corneal Abrasion, Anterior ... Uveitis, Hyphema, Endophthalmitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
body, vitreous, retina ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... ischemia Causes ... Classification: Anterior ... Differential #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
Anterior Chamber ... cellulitis • Endophthalmitis ... Concussion Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Uveitis - 90% of cases ... vitreous humor, and retina ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
like the sclera, anterior ... keratitis • Acute endophthalmitis ... closure glaucoma Anterior ... • End stage endophthalmitis ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Optic neuritis, Endophthalmitis ... Vision Loss: • Retinal ... or hemorrhage, Retinal ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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occlusive disease (anterior ... Caused by decreased ... Ocular causes - ... closure glaucoma), anterior ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
input to (in this case ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Horners ... Syndrome #Ptosis #UCSDH
Endophthalmitis: Infection within the eye. This most commonly occurs via introduction of microbes from the outside
(e.g.
Endophthalmitis: ... cells in the anterior ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Chemosis #Photo ... #UCSDH
Hypopyon: A white layer of inflammatory cells which settles along the bottom of the anterior chamber
bottom of the anterior ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Hypopyon ... #Endophthalmitis ... #Chemosis #UCSDH