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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
, Painful Vision ... Retinal artery or vein ... #bilateral #painful ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
, Painful: Keratitis ... , Painless: Lens ... Central Retinal Vein ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, monocular loss of vision 
 • "Blood and
Central Retinal Vein ... Clinical: • Sudden, painless ... Blood and thunder" fundoscoplc ... Management: • Ophthalmology ... #Ophthalmology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm Painful ... • Keratopathy Painful ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal Vein ... Second most common cause ... disease (Most common cause ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy #Central
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Central retinal vein ... or bilateral symptoms ... • Is the eye painful ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #painful #painless
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
breast mouse" • Painless ... be multiple and bilateral ... tissue • Can be painful ... car accident • Painless ... aureus • Hot, painful
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Mydriasis: CN Ill ... , uveitis) • Bilateral ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
headache: - Bilateral ... Trochlear headache • CNS ... Vasculitis Painful ... - Mydriasis • Painful ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... arteries • Sudden painless ... altitudinal defect • Fundoscopy ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology