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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
caustic exposure to eye ... , Vitreous detachment ... caustic exposure to eye ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Blepharitis is one of the most common disorders of the eye and is often the underlying
disorders of the eye ... underlying reason for eye ... margins and usually causes ... redness of the eyes ... blepharitis #scurf #ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
• Spots in the eyes ... - photopsia on eye ... in one or both eyes ... PVD in the other eye ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Algorithm for diagnosing the cause of red eye.

#Diagnosis #Ophthalmology #Red #Eye #Algorithm #Differential
diagnosing the cause ... of red eye. ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Red #Eye #Algorithm
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... hemorrhage • Dry eyes ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Red #Eye ... Diagnosis #table #causes ... #ophthalmology
Algorithm for diagnosing the cause of eye pain.

#Diagnosis #Ophthalmology #Eye #Ocular #Pain #Differential #Algorithm
diagnosing the cause ... of eye pain. ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
nystagmus -> eye ... torsion of the eyes ... , eye moving down ... commonly parasellar masses ... Seesaw #nystagmus #ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
think intrinsic eye ... vitreous hemorrhage/detachment ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
can be caused by ... Common Causes: ... lashes Dangerous Causes ... neuritis • Retinal detachment ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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• Examine both eyes ... a mass as the cause ... Cranial Nerve Ill - Eye ... Cranial Nerve IV - Eye ... #Ophthalmology