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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 ... : • Detachment ... - Retinal vein occlusions ... (Retinal vein occlusions ... ophthalmology #causes
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... Detachment: Symptoms ... • Retinal detachment ... (posterior vitreous ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Diabetic retinopathy ... Detachment, Central ... Retinal Vein Occlusion ... #causes #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... detachment, Vitreous ... , Retinal artery ... or vein occlusion ... #causes #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Artery Occlusion ... splits into the posterior ... which supply the eye ... Causes: - Carotid ... Ophthalmology #Fundoscopy
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... , anterior and posterior ... detachment • Central ... retinal vein occlusion ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Artery Occlusion ... macula via the posterior ... edema caused by ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy ... Hard Exudates • Occlusion ... #Hypertensive #Retinopathy ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: Vitreous Hemorrhage. Unlike linear echoes c/w vitreous &
What is your diagnosis ... c/w vitreous & retinal ... detachment (latter ... forms a meniscus @ posterior ... aspect of eye)
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... Arthralgias • Eye ... Eye -> retinopathy