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Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Horner's ... - CN III Palsy ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Ophthalmology
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
Unequal Pupils (anisocoria ... OculomotorNerve (CN ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... Differential #Types #Anisocoria ... #Adies #Horners
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... consistent with a diagnosis ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #Anisocoria
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fascicle (Other CN ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... : • CN Ill Palsy ... • Physiologic Anisocoria ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... pseudotumor • Orbital myositis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... Unilateral Mydriasis: CN ... Unilateral Miosis: Horner's ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... CN III palsy 2. ... Horner’s syndrome ... nerve palsy • Horner ... #ophthalmology
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
with irregular borders ... epididymoorchitis • CNS ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... Moderate-severe • CNS ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases