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Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
CN III palsy 2. ... - Neurologic disease ... eyelid: • Third nerve ... palsy • Horner ... #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Movement Disorders • CN ... Palsy • CN IV ... palsy • CN VI ... #neurology #differential ... #diagnosis #ocular
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... (CN 3, 4, 6) ... Cornea D. ... Optic Nerve / Disc ... #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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CN VI palsy ... with CN Ill palsy ... • Neurologic ... Functional • Corneal ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
exotropia): • CN ... hypotopia, mixed): • CN ... and abducted, ptosis ... unreactive pupil) • CN ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Cover - Uncover Test Revealing CNVI Palsy

Here the Cover-Uncover test unmasks subtle right CN VI palsy.
unmasks subtle right CN ... a subtle right CN ... #CNVI #Palsy #CN6 ... #Abducens #Nerve ... #ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
glaucoma - Ocular ... Trochlear headache • CNS ... the trigeminal nerve ... #ophthalmology ... #Neurology
HORNY PAMELA Mnemonic for Horner’s Syndrome

Horner’s syndrome is classically associated with ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis.
associated with ptosis ... by sympathetic nerve ... less severe than CN ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Neurology