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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Periorbital cellulitis Conjunctiva ... Bacterial, Viral Anterior ... closure glaucoma • Anterior ... Uveitis (a.k.a. ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Key Features and Management ... Options Conjunctiva ... - Scleritis Cornea ... uveitis Other ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Chemosis: Edema ... of the bulbar conjunctiva ... chemosis -> Eyelid ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
like the sclera, anterior ... vein occlusion Conjunctiva ... closure glaucoma Anterior ... Conjunctivitis • Conjunctival ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Microfilariae enter the eye ... directly from the conjunctiva ... stromal keratitis -> Corneal ... Chorioretinitis • Anterior ... uveitis => Blindness
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Conjunctiva/Sclera ... Anterior Chamber ... • Iritis Conjunctiva ... Conjunctivitis • Uveitis ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
FIGURE 2. UVEITIS.  COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND JONATHAN TROBE, MD.

The classic symptoms of anterior
classic symptoms of anterior ... : - Painful eye, ... the edge of the cornea ... iris to lens) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology
Hypopyon: A white layer of inflammatory cells which settles along the bottom of the anterior chamber
bottom of the anterior ... processes (e.g. anterior ... uveits, keratitis ... and edema of the conjunctiva ... #Ophthalmology
Anterior Non-necrotizing Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This 57 yo WM reported to clinic complaining of
Anterior Non-necrotizing ... WM reported to clinic ... redness in the left eye ... On exam the conjunctiva ... #video #ophthalmology
Endophthalmitis: Infection within the eye. This most commonly occurs via introduction of microbes from the outside
(e.g.
Infection within the eye ... and edema of the conjunctiva ... cells in the anterior ... Images #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology