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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Fevers • Eye ... pain • Eye redness ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... caustic exposure to eye ... caustic exposure to eye ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #ophthalmology
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Instructions on ... Instructions on ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Ophthalmology ... #Light #Test #Instructions
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
- Differential Diagnosis ... middle layer of the eye ... Sarcoid, JIA Bilateral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
of the cell -> Unilateral ... of the cell -> Bilateral ... detachment • Red Eye ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... colored lights, bilateral ... hypotension - bilateral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Ocular #ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS ... think intrinsic eye ... problem, opt for POCUS ... hemorrhage/detachment diagnosis ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... Questions to Ask: • Unilateral ... or bilateral symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Intermittent Bilateral ... Patient underwent a diagnostic ... presentation with left eye ... was also right eye ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... photophobia - Bilateral ... headache: - Bilateral ... Disorder of the eyes ... #ophthalmology