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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... inflammation - Optic Nerve ... #Vision #Loss #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... body, vitreous, retina ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
into the deeper retinal ... Hard Exudates • Nerve ... more superficial nerve ... ischemia causes ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #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
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Optic Nerve/Pathway ... Tumor • Optic nerve ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal ... Second most common cause ... disease (Most common cause ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy #Central
Myelinated retinal nerve fibers (MRNF) on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

They are retinal nerve fibers prior to the
nerve fibers (MRNF ... ) on Fundoscopy ... nerve fibers prior ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Wool Spots Caused ... axoplasm into retina ... CottonWool #Spots #fundoscopy ... #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Vision loss - Differential ... Caused by decreased ... nerve perfusion ... Ocular causes - ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Usual cause is glaucoma ... Glaucoma causes ... death of optic nerve ... OpticDisc #Cupping #fundoscopy ... #ophthalmology
Myelinated Retinal Nerve Fiber Layers (MRNF) on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#MRNF #Myelinated #Retinal #Nerve
Myelinated Retinal ... Nerve Fiber Layers ... #Nerve #Fibers ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy