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Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Vitreous Floaters ... shadows on the retina ... tear/holeRetinal ... tumors/Occipital lobe ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ocular
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
to assess for globe ... rupture, vitreous ... retinal #detachment ... #globe #rupture ... #ultrasound #clinical
The detached retina appears as a thick, hyperechoic band in the vitreous chamber, anchored posteriorly to
The detached retina ... hyperechoic band in the vitreous ... the optic disc #Clinical ... #Ophth #POCUS #Ocular ... RetinalDetachment #ALiEM
Globe rupture - irregular globe contour with collapsed anterior chamber. Echogenic material fills the vitreous chamber.
Globe rupture - ... material fills the vitreous ... #Clinical #EM #Ophth ... #POCUS #Ocular ... #GlobeRupture #ALiEM
Normal eye - Anterior chamber (a): Located between hyperechoic cornea anteriorly and iris posteriorly Lens (L):
encompasses most of the globe ... and the retina ... chamber #Clinical ... #Ophth #POCUS #Ocular ... #Normal #ALiEM