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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... hemorrhage • Dry eyes Cornea ... : • Corneal abrasion ... Keratitis (i.e. corneal ... Diagnosis #table #causes
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... Abrasion / Erosion ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Chronic: - Cornea ... Painful: Keratitis, Corneal ... Abrasion, Anterior ... #Diagnosis #causes
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... Abrasion • Ultraviolet ... hemorrhage • Cornea ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
left (known as ptosis ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Ophthalmology #Photo ... #Horners #Syndrome ... #Ptosis #UCSDH
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Deprivational - Obstruction of Visual Axis:
 • Ptosis
 •
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential ... Visual Axis: • Ptosis ... • Congenital Corneal ... Amblyopia #LazyEye #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... abrasions, etc. ... Blepharitis Cornea ... • Corneal ulcer
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Cornea 5. ... Trauma Cornea ... Keratitis • Corneal ... abrasion • Astigmatism
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Double Vision - Differential ... • Look for ptosis ... Functional • Corneal ... depressed, abducted, ptosis ... #DoubleVision #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Vision Loss: • Corneal ... abrasion, Acute ... painful #painless #differential ... #diagnosis #causes