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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Subconjunctival hemorrhage ... • Dry eyes Cornea ... : • Corneal abrasion ... Diagnosis #table #causes ... #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Painful: Keratitis, Corneal ... , Vitreal Hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Surface Injury: • Corneal ... Subconjunctival hemorrhage ... • Cornea: Abrasion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
red-brown coloured -> Copper ... dot/blot hemorrhages ... retina and flame hemorrhages ... hemorrhage and ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
the eye can be caused ... Common Causes: ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... • Corneal ulcer ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
input to (in this case ... etiology in this case ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Horners
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... detachment or hemorrhage ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
a mass as the cause ... Functional • Corneal ... Trauma • Subdural Hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Cornea ... Micro-aneurysms, Hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology