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Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Look for ptosis ... Functional • Corneal ... depressed, abducted, ptosis ... Trauma • Subdural Hemorrhage
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Deprivational - Obstruction of Visual Axis:
 • Ptosis
 •
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Visual Axis: • Ptosis ... • Congenital Corneal ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Subconjunctival Hemorrhage ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Subconjunctival hemorrhage ... : • Corneal abrasion ... Keratitis (i.e. corneal ... Diagnosis #table #causes
Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
Miosis Causes - ... Pons: Pontine hemorrhage ... • Pilocarpine: Eye ... drops #Miosis
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
) right eye. ... greater portion of eye ... left (known as ptosis ... Ophthalmology #Photo ... Horners #Syndrome #Ptosis
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 ... lashes Dangerous Causes ... • Corneal ulcer
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Symmetrical corneal ... and abducted, ptosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #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 ... caustic exposure to eye ... differential #diagnosis #causes