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Retinal Detachment

Floaters - Cobweb appearance 
Photopsia - Flash of light 
Visual field defect - Flash of
Retinal Detachment ... #Retinal #Detachment ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Signs
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
many different causes ... the commonest cause ... Lagophthalmos - Ectropion ... Palsy #Neurology #Signs
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
cell arteritis (GCA ... Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Loss: • Retinal detachment ... , Vitreous detachment ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs ... - Retinal detachment ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Tumor • Retinal detachment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
cell arteritis (GCA ... systemic sx + signs ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #Temporal #Signs
Non-Traumatic Monocular Vision Loss - Vitreous Detachment 

#Diagnosis #Ophthalmology #Vitreous #Detachment #Diagram #Signs
Loss - Vitreous Detachment ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Vitreous #Detachment ... #Diagram #Signs
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Ill paralysis (PCA ... Hypothermia Causes ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Dislocation, Retinal Detachment ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology