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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Chronic: - Cornea ... Abrasion, Anterior ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Ocular Adverse Effects ... abrasion • Astigmatism ... Concussion Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
abrasions, etc. ... Episcleritis Ocular ... : • Abrasion (+ ... Complete vision ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... -> crowding of ocular ... obstruction • Corneal ... sparring) • Loss of vision ... #ophthalmology
Astigmatism: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Astigmatism - deviation from spherical curvature of the lens or eye

Refracting power
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Distortion Of Vision ... • Headache • Ocular ... #astigmatism #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Pathogenesis and clinical ... penetration beyond the cornea ... Watering, Decreased Vision ... ChemicalInjury #Eye #Ocular ... pathophysiology
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
father to the ophthalmology ... clinic with a 1 ... decreased night vision ... The ocular findings ... #NEJM #clinical
Myopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Axial length of eye -> Long axial length of the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... of the eye (ex. cornea ... of one or more ocular ... #Myopia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... claudication, headaches, vision ... (Cornelia NEJM ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management