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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... • Fevers • Eye ... pain • Eye redness ... Ophthalmoplegia • HeadacIae ... #ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... : - Bilateral ... meningeal irritation signs ... Disorder of the eyes ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Selected Differential ... Diagnosis of Eye ... Other - Cluster headache ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... caustic exposure to eye ... caustic exposure to eye ... Medication side effects ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Uveitis - Differential ... middle layer of the eye ... /bilateral up to ... #Uveitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #ophthalmology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurological deficits ... • Meningeal signs ... #Differential #
Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Red and Painful Eye
1. External
2. Lids and Lashes
3. Conjunctiva and
Algorithm for the ... Red and Painful Eye ... Anterior Chamber ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Anatomy #Ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
of the eye ... periorbital tissue (anterior ... Afferent pupillary defect ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... adrenaline • Cluster Headache ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... with visual field defect ... with onset of a headache ... hypotension - bilateral ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology