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Slit Lamp Evaluation Mnemonic - L's & C's

Mnemonic for systematically assessing all portions of the eye,
Lamp Evaluation Mnemonic ... - L's & C's Mnemonic ... and sclera) Cornea ... (anterior) #SlitLamp ... #Ophthalmology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
production -> Corneal ... conjunctiva and cornea ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Bilateral, asymmetric corneal ... > Keratoconus Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... • Rizutti's Sign ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Cornea verticillata in a patient with long-term amiodarone use and presumed amiodarone optic neuropathy, Contributor: Jesse
Cornea verticillata ... Critser, CRA #cornea ... #verticillata #Ophthalmology ... #slitlamp #photo
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... neurology #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
the following order ... This order (with ... A good mnemonic ... Signs / Symptoms ... endocrinology #mnemonic
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
lights are a key symptom ... damage & blindness Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... obstruction • Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
red-brown coloured -> Copper ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology