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Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
- Scleritis Cornea ... keratitis - Corneal ... uveitis Other ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Slit Lamp Evaluation Mnemonic - L's & C's

Mnemonic for systematically assessing all portions of the eye,
Lacrima Lens ... (and iris) Limbus ... and sclera) Cornea ... (anterior) # ... Evaluation #Mnemonic #Ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Anterior Chamber ... Iris 7. ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... Conjunctivitis • Uveitis ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Cornea D. ... Anterior Chamber ... Iris F. ... Lens G. ... #PhysicalExam
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
like the sclera, anterior ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Chamber/Uvea/Iris ... UVEA: comprised Iris ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Scarring, Edema - Lens ... Abrasion, Anterior ... Uveitis, Hyphema ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Uveitis - 90% of ... cases of Uveitis ... of the eye • Anterior-iris ... spondylarthritis, Posner-Schlossman ... Diagnosis #Causes #ophthalmology
Anterior Uveitis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Patient with anterior uveitis. Posterior synechiae and pigment on the
Anterior Uveitis ... pigment on the lens ... #Uveitis #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
: • Corneal abrasion ... Bacterial, Viral Anterior ... closure glaucoma • Anterior ... Uveitis (a.k.a. ... table #causes #ophthalmology
FIGURE 2. UVEITIS.  COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND JONATHAN TROBE, MD.

The classic symptoms of anterior
classic symptoms of anterior ... the edge of the cornea ... to lens) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... #Uveitis #Iris #