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Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... of Diplopia TIER ... 1-CRITICAL Basilar ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... finding of diplopia ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... a mass as the cause ... #DoubleVision #Differential ... #Ophthalmology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... Examination Left hand drop ... sleeping as in this case ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #orthopedics #msk
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... Red Flags: • Diplopia ... #Proptosis #Differential ... Unilateral #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Vision Loss - Differential ... Demyelination • MS ... Acute #VisionLoss #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Traumatic Iritis 
High pressure bottle cap to the eye = traumatic iritis + hyphema
This patient was
globe rupture, so Ophthalmology ... recommended cycloplegic drops ... Traumatic #Iritis #Clinical ... #Photo #Ophthalmology
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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Neuro-OphthaImoIogy ... Infection • MS ... NeuroOphthaImoIogy #Neurology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Anatomy #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
FIGURE 2. CHALAZION.  

Hordeola and chalazia are two common causes of the red, swollen eyelid
are two common causes ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Chalazion
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... For pituitary masses ... Headaches • Nausea ... Hydrocephalus • Diplopia ... • Post-nasal drip