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Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute Vision ... Nerve • Acute Angle ... Unilateral #Acute #VisionLoss ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Visibility: • Cataract ... Cup:Disc: • Glaucoma ... (Open-Angle) Optic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Ocular causes - ... intraocular pressure (angle ... closure glaucoma ... Transient #Monocular #VisionLoss ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Edema - Lens: Cataracts ... Vein Occlusion, Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
abrasion, Acute angle-closure ... glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis ... Lens dislocation, Ischemic ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Cataract: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Increased Age (most common) -> Ultraviolet light, radiation, toxins ->Denaturation and abnormal
• Blurred vision ... contact -> Secondary angle ... closure glaucoma ... pathophysiology ... #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
Uveitis Lens: • Cataracts ... Migraine • Acute angle-closure ... glaucoma • GCA ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... • Significant cause ... sparring) • Loss of vision ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Secondary Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Open-Angle Secondary Glaucoma:
 • Pre-trabecular defect -> Aqueous outflow is obstructed
Findings Open-Angle ... nerve head - Ischemic ... island of central vision ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
Primary Open-Angle ... nerve head - Ischemic ... island of central vision ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology