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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
- Permanent blindness ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Blurred vision, Blindness, Scotomata by Anatomic Location

#Blurred #vision #Blurry #Scotomata #Anatomy #differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Blurred vision, Blindness
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness ... Anterior uveitis => Blindness
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Significant cause of blindness ... frequent cause of blindness ... nerve damage & blindness
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Night/complete blindness ... Alopecia, night blindness
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Xerophthalmia, night blindness
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
- Can lead to blindness
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
think cortical blindness
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
hallucinations, cortical blindness
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Syndrome, Cortical Blindness