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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Vision Loss: • Corneal ... caustic exposure to eye ... caustic exposure to eye ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... • Is the eye painful ... • Corneal ulcer ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic ... Functional • Corneal ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... Disorder of the eyes ... Vasculitis Painful ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #Neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Test downward eye ... light reflex • Corneal ... ) - Possible painful ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
aphthous ulcerations (painful ... : Inflammatory eye ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... contralateral eye ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Congenital Rubella - On examination, the child had wandering eye movements with bilateral central, dense, white,
had wandering eye ... bilateral microcornea (corneal ... pigmentation (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... #Peds #Congenital
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... 95% of cases (Cornelia ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Characteristic eye movements found in Downbeat Nystagmus

Downbeat nystagmus (downward fast phase) is the most common of
Characteristic eye ... upward drift of the eyes ... The differential ... Nystagmus #Vertical #Ophthalmology ... #Neurology #Clinical