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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic: - Cornea ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... inflammation - Optic Nerve ... Occlusion, Central
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 ... Optic Nerve/Pathway ... Tumor • Optic nerve ... retinopathy • Central ... poisoning • Central
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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- Cerebral cortex ... - Peripheral nerve ... - Cerebral cortex ... - Peripheral nerve ... #Differential #Neurology
Central Nervous System Disorders - Patterns of Localization - Cerebral Cortex, Brainstem, Spinal Cord, Subcortical, Cerebellum

#CNS
Central Nervous ... Localization - Cerebral Cortex ... #Localization #Neurology ... #Cortex #Diagnosis
Physical exam findings of various ocular palsies; image courtesy of the BMJ

R 3rd nerve palsy
R 4th
findings of various ocular ... palsy R 4th nerve ... palsy #Ocular ... CNIII #CNIV #CNVI #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Chart
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... Hemorrhage • Central ... Retinal Artery ... @Pocus101 #Ocular ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Ocular Movements ... Cornea D. ... Retina B. ... Optic Nerve / Disc ... Blood Vessels #Ocular
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... posterior chambers, nerves ... Episcleritis Ocular ... detachment • Central ... occlusion • Central
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Caused by decreased nerve ... Ocular causes - ... floaters obscuring central ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... - Distorted central ... Amsler grid) - Macular ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... blind spots in central