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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Optic neuritis, Endophthalmitis ... Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... Trauma Unilateral, Painless ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Uveitis, Hyphema, Endophthalmitis ... - Unilateral, Painless ... - Bilateral, Painless ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Common Causes: ... keratitis • Acute endophthalmitis ... Foreign body • Infectious ... • End stage endophthalmitis ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Horner's Syndrome ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... Photo #Horners #Syndrome ... #Ptosis #UCSDH
Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
Papules / Plaques - Infectious ... ) • Reiter's syndrome ... ) • Behcet's syndrome ... Erosions/Ulcers - Painless ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
: Hantavirus - Rodents ... saliva of infected rodents ... common route of infection ... barns and lake houses ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... : Bacterial infection ... upper lid • Cause ... Symptoms: Firm, painless ... Diagnosis #Management #Ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome ... • Infectious: ... HIA B27-related syndrome ... #ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Microvascular disease Infectious ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
It is caused by ... viral or bacterial infection ... which causes inflammation ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology #syndrome