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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Subconjunctival hemorrhage ... : • Corneal abrasion ... Keratitis (i.e. corneal ... Diagnosis #table #causes ... #ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Subconjunctival Hemorrhage ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
Vitreous Hemorrhage ... on Ocular POCUS ... think intrinsic eye ... #Ocular #POCUS ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
• Examine both eyes ... Functional • Corneal ... Trauma • Subdural Hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
can be caused by ... Common Causes: ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... • Corneal ulcer ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... caustic exposure to eye ... detachment or hemorrhage ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Traumatic Iritis 
High pressure bottle cap to the eye = traumatic iritis + hyphema
This patient was
bottle cap to the eye ... struck in the eye ... , there was no corneal ... Iritis #Clinical #Photo ... #Ophthalmology
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Deprivational - Obstruction of Visual Axis:
 • Ptosis
 •
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye ... • Congenital Corneal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... Subconjunctival hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Painful: Keratitis, Corneal ... Neuropathy, Retinal Hemorrhage ... , Vitreal Hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology