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Roth spots: a red hemorrhagic lesion of the retina with a characteristic white center representing fibrin-platelet
Roth spots: a red ... Infective #Clinical #Fundoscopy ... #Ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... #CottonWool #Spots ... #fundoscopy #ophthalmology
Optic Disc Edema

The optic disc is elevated and its surface is covered by cotton wool spots
by cotton wool spots ... #papilledema #fundoscopy ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 • Pale retina
• Cherry red spot ... • Immediate ophthalmology ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Fundoscopy ... #Ophthalmology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Selected Differential ... Viral keratitis Anterior ... glaucoma Uvea - Anterior ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Ocular #Pain #Differential
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Bacterial, Viral Anterior ... closure glaucoma • Anterior ... #Eye #redeye #Differential ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Red and Painful Eye
1. External
2. Lids and Lashes
3. Conjunctiva and
Anterior Chamber ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Anatomy #Ophthalmology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Summary of Causes and Ocular Manifestations
 • Molluscum lesions
 • Eyelid Kaposi
B-cell lymphoma • Anterior ... • Cotton wool spots ... Complications #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Uveitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... #Uveitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Anterior Chamber ... Fundoscopy A. ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology