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Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Selected Differential ... Key Features and Management ... - Scleritis Cornea ... keratitis - Corneal ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... GBS • Miller-Fisher ... syndrome • Orbital ... orbitopathy) • Corneal
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... Blurry #Vision #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
, Orbital apex syndrome ... tumor, Miller-Fisher ... syndrome, Multiple ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Finger ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Syndrome Wrist ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Young females Differential ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... syndrome, Sudden ... death Miller Fisher ... #diagnosis #management
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... Horner’s syndrome ... nerve palsy • Horner ... Ptosis #neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... Krukenbergs #Spindle #Cornea ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... Krukenbergs #Spindle #Cornea ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #ophthalmology