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Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... orbitopathy) • Corneal ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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 ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Nerve Palsy • CN ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Skew Deviation Casey ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... Functional • Corneal ... #DoubleVision #Differential ... #Ophthalmology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Unilateral Mydriasis: CN ... response, Serotonin syndrome ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Young females Differential ... Diagnosis: • CN ... dissociation • Other causes ... PhysicalExam #neurology #ophthalmology
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology ... #SlitLamp
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology ... #SlitLamp
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... , Anti-ds-DNA, C3 ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome