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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
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Loss • Retinal ... Posterior Vitreous ... • Central Retinal ... Loss • Retinal ... #differential #diagnosis
Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... - Posterior vitreous ... pulling on the retina ... 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
Vitreous 9. ... Retina 11. ... : • Detachment ... - Retinal vein occlusions ... (Retinal vein occlusions
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
 - Most common cause of retinal holes and tears 
 - May lead
Posterior Vitreous ... common cause of retinal ... rhegmatoqenous retinal ... Posterior vitreous ... #Posterior #Vitreous
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina ... Lens Dislocation, Retinal ... Retinal Artery ... Occlusion, Central Retinal ... Optic Neuropathy, Retinal
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 ... or vein occlusion
Eye Anatomy and Key Diagnoses Rule of 2s - Posterior Eye - Use fundoscopy and ultrasound
Anatomy and Key Diagnoses ... Rule of 2s - Posterior ... Eye - Use fundoscopy ... RuleOfTwos #Table #Vitreous ... #Retina #OpticNerve
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, monocular loss of vision 
 • "Blood and
Central Retinal ... Vein Occlusion ( ... monocular loss of vision ... Occlusion #CRVO #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Fundoscopy
POCUS for Posterior Ocular Ultrasound - Visual Abstract
What are the test characteristics of POCUS in diagnosing
retinal detachment ... , retinal tear, ... posterior vitreous ... • Retinal Detachment ... Vitreous Detachment