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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic ... Edema - Lens: Cataracts ... Painful: Keratitis, Corneal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Deprivational - Obstruction of Visual Axis:
 • Ptosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Congenital Cataracts ... • Congenital Corneal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... for Vision Loss ... Painful Vision Loss ... : • Corneal abrasion ... #differential #diagnosis
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Hyperacusis - Loss ... of Corneal Reflex ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Chronic Vision Loss ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Visibility: • Cataract ... night vision, loss ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
-> Goblet cell loss ... production -> Corneal ... Perforation • Loss ... blindness) • Corneal ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... orbitopathy) • Corneal ... disease • Cataracts ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
expiratory flow, cyanosis ... voice; stridor; cyanosis ... multiple leads, cyanosis ... tunnel vision, loss ... cessation of play #Diagnosis
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Migraine is a diagnosis ... Refractive Error • Cataract ... Functional • Corneal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Keratitis • Corneal ... Uveitis Lens: • Cataracts ... vision → visual loss ... #differential #diagnosis