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Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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• Look for ptosis ... • Examine both eyes ... depressed, abducted, ptosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
fracture with ischemia ... retraction of one eye ... contralateral eye ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #ocular
Enhanced Ptosis - Curtain Sign in Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

Because of bilateral eyelid innervation, when
Enhanced Ptosis ... more affected eye ... less affected eye ... video #neurology #ophthalmology ... #ocular #Ptosis
Enhanced Ptosis - Curtain Sign in Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

Because of bilateral eyelid innervation, when
Enhanced Ptosis ... more affected eye ... less affected eye ... video #neurology #ophthalmology ... #ocular #Ptosis
Curtain Sign in Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

Because of bilateral eyelid innervation, when the more affected
more affected eye ... enhancement of the ptosis ... less affected eye ... video #neurology #ophthalmology ... #ocular #ptosis
Algorithm for diagnosing the cause of eye pain.

#Diagnosis #Ophthalmology #Eye #Ocular #Pain #Differential #Algorithm
diagnosing the cause ... of eye pain. ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
) right eye. ... greater portion of eye ... left (known as ptosis ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... Horners #Syndrome #Ptosis
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Deprivational - Obstruction of Visual Axis:
 • Ptosis
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Amblyopia - Lazy Eye ... Visual Axis: • Ptosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
nystagmus -> eye ... , eye moving down ... commonly parasellar masses ... Seesaw #nystagmus #ophthalmology ... #ocular #PhysicalExam
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
inhabitants 3rd leading cause ... blindness, linked to macular ... glaucoma and retinal ischemia ... Causes of uveitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology