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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 ... Foreign body • Keratitis ... (i.e. corneal inflammation
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Differential Diagnosis of Eye ... - Bacterial keratitis ... - Corneal abrasion ... - Viral keratitis ... Ophthalmology #Eye
Painful Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Acute Angle Glaucoma
 • Iritis
 • Scleritis
 •
Painful Red Eye ... Scleritis • Keratitis ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... / Erosion • Keratitis ... /Corneal Ulcer ... • HSV Keratitis
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... (Herpes keratitis ... • Corneal ulcer ... • Keratitis
Interstitial keratitis in Tertiary Syphilis

Interstitial keratitis, which is an inflammation of the cornea’s connective tissue elements,
Interstitial keratitis ... inflammation of the cornea ... usually affects both eyes ... are no signs or symptoms ... brain, nerves, eyes
Ocular Rosacea - Slit-lamp examination revealed telangiectasia with hyperemia of the eyelid margins, conjunctival hyperemia, and
, with corneal infiltrate ... in the right eye ... Ophthalmology #SlitLamp ... Ocular #Rosacea #Corneal ... Pseudopterygium #NEJM
Marfan’s Syndrome with Ectopia Lentis - Slit-lamp examination revealed ectopia lentis in both eyes, including near-complete
lentis in both eyes ... lens in the right eye ... lens in the left eye ... LensDislocation #SlitLamp ... #NEJM
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 ... Vision Loss: • Keratitis ... caustic exposure to eye ... Metabolic derangement, Keratitis
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Microfilariae enter the eye ... punctate stromal keratitis ... -> Corneal opacity ... (sclerosing keratitis