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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... hemorrhage • Dry eyes ... Cornea: • Corneal ... Keratitis (i.e. corneal ... Diagnosis #table #causes
Ocular Rosacea - Slit-lamp examination revealed telangiectasia with hyperemia of the eyelid margins, conjunctival hyperemia, and
corneal infiltrate ... in the right eye ... Ophthalmology #SlitLamp ... Ocular #Rosacea #Corneal ... Pseudopterygium #NEJM
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
production -> Corneal ... • Loss of the eye ... non-functional eye ... blindness) • Corneal ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Eye Injury from a Firecracker - Slit-lamp examination of the left eye revealed multiple foreign bodies
Eye Injury from ... levels in the corneal ... #Firecracker #Eye ... #CT #SlitLamp # ... Cornea #Orbit #NEJM
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... • Corneal ulcer
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
many different causes ... the commonest cause ... Hyperacusis - Loss of Corneal ... Neurology #Signs #Symptoms
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
all coats of the eye ... interior of the eye ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
• Examine both eyes ... • Neurologic symptoms ... a mass as the cause ... Functional • Corneal ... Cranial Nerve IV - Eye
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 ... Keratitis • Corneal ... Concussion Other Causes ... in vision • Eye ... ophthalmology #causes