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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Scarring, Edema - Lens ... : Cataracts - ... Macula: Macular ... Vein Occlusion, Ischemic ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Phacodonesis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Phacodonesis (lens movement) in hypermature cataract.  Patient with a history
Phacodonesis (lens ... history of acute retinal ... #Cataract #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #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 ... : • Cataracts ... angle-closure glaucoma ... Adie’s pupil • Glaucoma ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Cataract: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Increased Age (most common) -> Ultraviolet light, radiation, toxins ->Denaturation and abnormal
Cataract: Pathogenesis ... and clinical findings ... angle closure glaucoma ... pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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• Pterygium Lens ... Visibility: • Cataract ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... Cup:Disc: • Glaucoma ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... choroidal bed -> Ischemia ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... intra- or peri-ocular ... nerve head - Ischemic ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Secondary Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Open-Angle Secondary Glaucoma:
 • Pre-trabecular defect -> Aqueous outflow is obstructed
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... alteration in ECM ... nerve head - Ischemic ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Myopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Axial length of eye -> Long axial length of the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... eye (ex. cornea, lens ... of one or more ocular ... of the eye (ex. cataract ... #ophthalmology
Presbyopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Presbyopia is part of the normal ageing of the lens
Pathogenesis and clinical ... ciliary body, and zonular ... converge behind the retina ... #Presbyopia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology