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Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Vitreous Floaters ... Detachment: Symptoms ... Vertebrobasilar transient ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ocular ... #ophthalmology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Spheroid mass in vitreous ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... -> Corneal drying ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Pathogenesis and clinical ... edema caused by ischemia ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Functional • Corneal ... Distortion/Scarring • Vitreous ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: Vitreous Hemorrhage. Unlike linear echoes c/w vitreous &
on Ocular POCUS ... & retinal detachment ... #Ocular #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

What is the leading cause of this pathology in patients under 40
on Ocular POCUS ... seen with poc ocular ... ultrasound include retinal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... causes fluffy white ischemic ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) on Ocular POCUS

This patient is likely presented with painless vision loss.
Occlusion (CRAO) on Ocular ... artifact in the vitreous ... Occlusion #CRAO #Ocular ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #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