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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... degeneration - Retina ... Corneal Abrasion, Anterior ... Uveitis, Hyphema, Endophthalmitis ... Diagnosis #causes #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 ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... cellulitis • Endophthalmitis ... Detachment • Macular ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Endopthalmitis: ... periorbital tissue (anterior ... - Impinges on ocular ... Impaired extra-ocular ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
like the sclera, anterior ... Episcleritis Ocular ... closure glaucoma Anterior ... Conjunctivitis #ocular ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Ocular Movements ... Anterior Chamber ... Retina B. ... Blood Vessels #Ocular ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
body, vitreous, retina ... blindness, linked to macular ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... Classification: Anterior ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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occlusive disease (anterior ... , vasculitis) Retinal ... Ocular causes - ... closure glaucoma), anterior ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... from choroid to retina ... Amsler grid) - Macular ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
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