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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... tumor) Acute: - Unilateral ... , Painful: Keratitis ... , Painful: Keratitis ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Vision Loss: • Retinal ... or hemorrhage, Retinal ... #bilateral #painful ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Vision Loss - Differential ... • Glaucoma #Unilateral ... Acute #VisionLoss #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... pathways occur at the retina ... activation of retina-driven ... Vasculitis Painful ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Anterior Uveitis - Differential ... vitreous humor, and retina ... • Idiopathic: Unilateral ... Anterior #Uveitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #ophthalmology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
of the cell -> Unilateral ... absent or partial retinal ... spread • Sub-retinal ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... Symptoms: Sudden • Unilateral ... hypotension - bilateral ... #Floaters #Differential ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Syndrome • Complex regional ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... #diagnosis #unilateral ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Questions to Ask: • Unilateral ... • Is the eye painful ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #painful #painless
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
aphthous ulcerations (painful ... disease (panuveitis, retinal ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Ocular: Giant retinal ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology