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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... light reflex • Corneal ... • Vestibulo-ocular
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... production -> Corneal ... • Loss of the eye ... non-functional eye ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
all coats of the eye ... - Impinges on ocular ... Impaired extra-ocular ... Exposes cornea -> Corneal ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Orbital Cellulitis Ocular ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... • Keratitis/Corneal
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Differential Diagnosis of Eye ... keratitis - Corneal ... Ophthalmology #Eye ... #Ocular #Pain #
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... Microfilariae enter the eye ... stromal keratitis -> Corneal ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
Transmission -> Eye-seeking ... from nasal or ocular ... fibrosis => • Corneal ... Lubrication • Dry eye ... Trachoma #Chlamydia #pathophysiology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Anatomical Approach to Eye ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... Keratitis • Corneal ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Episcleritis Ocular ... • Corneal ulcer ... #ocular #differential
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Summary of Causes and Ocular Manifestations
 • Molluscum lesions
 • Eyelid Kaposi
Immunodeficiency Syndrome ... of Causes and Ocular ... Keratoconiunctivitis sicca (dry eve ... spots #AIDS #Ocular