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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - ... Cornea: Scarring ... , Edema - Lens ... : Macular degeneration ... #causes #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Algorithm Cornea ... • Pterygium Lens ... • Age Related Macular ... Hemorrhage and Macular ... #Algorithm #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
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... Detachment • Macular ... retinopathy • Macular ... ophthalmology #causes
Corneal "Jelly Bumps" on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Contact lens user patient complains of eye irritation and
Corneal "Jelly Bumps ... " on Slit Lamp Ocular ... #Deposits #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... Common Causes: ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Conjunctivitis #ocular ... #differential #diagnosis
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Hematologic disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... weakness, arms > legs ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... inhibition - Chronic ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Terrien's Marginal Degeneration on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

70-year-old patient who consulted for subconjunctival hemorrhage x 1
Degeneration on Slit Lamp Ocular ... It is diagnosed ... #Degeneration #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... Most cases diagnosed ... Adult form: Less ... thigh bones -> chronic ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... - Cytopenia - Less ... Discontinuation of causal ... • Evolution: Chronic ... #rheumatology #diagnosis