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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Cornea: • Corneal ... Keratitis (i.e. corneal ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #causes #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Blepharitis Cornea ... Questions to Ask ... • Is the eye painful ... • Corneal ulcer
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Diagnosis Algorithm Painful ... - Cornea • Keratopathy ... dilated pupil) Painful ... Demyelination • MS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Loss Unilateral, Painful ... Vision Loss: • Corneal ... caustic exposure to eye ... caustic exposure to eye ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Deprivational - Obstruction of Visual Axis:
 • Ptosis
 •
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye ... • Congenital Corneal ... responsive to treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • Examine both eyes ... a mass as the cause ... Functional • Corneal ... Cranial Nerve IV - Eye
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
ophthalmology clinic ... near the outer corners ... deficiency can also cause ... as a result of corneal ... #NEJM #clinical
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
posterolateral corner ... injury, we are able ... Injury #Positive #Clinical ... collateral #ligament #msk
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
) of the right eye ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... Bennett & Bloom Eye ... #Syndrome #clinical
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... present with a red eye ... • Significant cause ... most frequent cause ... obstruction • Corneal