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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
keratitis • Acute endophthalmitis ... Painless conditions ... • End stage endophthalmitis ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #painful #painless
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Hemorrhage • Conjunctivitis ... Closure Glaucoma • Endophthalmitis ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Chemosis: Edema ... Endopthalmitis: ... > Conjunctival chemosis ... Panopthalmitis -> Endopthalmitis ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Optic neuritis, Endophthalmitis ... Trauma Unilateral, Painless ... Trauma Bilateral, Painless ... bilateral #painful #painless ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Uveitis, Hyphema, Endophthalmitis ... - Unilateral, Painless ... - Bilateral, Painless ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Gonococcal conjunctivitis: ocular emergency; risk perforation of cornea 
Clinical features: purulent discharge +++, chemosis (conjunctival oedema),
Gonococcal conjunctivitis ... discharge +++, chemosis ... DrDayaSharma #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... Gonorrhea #Gonococcal #Conjunctivitis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... : Uveitis, conjunctivitis
Endophthalmitis: Infection within the eye. This most commonly occurs via introduction of microbes from the outside
(e.g.
Endophthalmitis: ... Note the profound chemosis ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Endophthalmitis ... #Chemosis #Photo
Hypopyon: A white layer of inflammatory cells which settles along the bottom of the anterior chamber
the result of endophthalmitis ... Note the profound chemosis ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... Photo #Hypopyon #Endophthalmitis ... #Chemosis #UCSDH
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Conjunctivitis: ... Chalazion: a benign, painless ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology