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Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Pocketcard Painless Vision ... Posterior Vitreous ... Vitreous Hemorrhage ... • Central Retinal ... #differential #diagnosis
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
 - Most common cause of retinal holes and tears 
 - May lead
Posterior Vitreous ... Posterior vitreous ... decreased vision ... #Posterior #Vitreous ... #Diagnosis
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... vitreous detachment ... vitreous detachment ... • Retinal detachment ... (posterior vitreous
Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... - Posterior vitreous ... - Pulling can cause ... Ophthalmology #Fundoscopy ... #Retinal #Detachment
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 ... Vitreous 9. ... Hyperglycemia Vitreous ... : • Detachment ... retinopathy • Central
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic ... Detachment, Central ... Occlusion, Central ... #causes #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Loss: • Retinal ... detachment, Vitreous ... , Retinal artery ... #causes #ophthalmology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
ciliary body, vitreous ... , retina and/or ... Intermediate, Posterior ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Caused by decreased ... Ocular causes - ... chamber hemorrhage, vitreous ... floaters obscuring central
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... thrombosis of short posterior ... altitudinal defect • Fundoscopy ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis