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Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Myopia • Cataract ... Vertebrobasilar transient ischemic ... • Retinal detachment ... #Ocular #ophthalmology
Phacodonesis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Phacodonesis (lens movement) in hypermature cataract.  Patient with a history
history of acute retinal ... necrosis in that eye ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology ... #SlitLamp
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
- Differential Diagnosis ... Edema - Lens: Cataracts ... Detachment, Central ... Vein Occlusion, Ischemic ... #causes #ophthalmology
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment (RRD) on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

High myopic patient, with retinal detachment in the left
Detachment (RRD ... left eye. ... #Detachment #RRD ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... detachment, Vitreous ... , Retinal artery ... Lens dislocation, Ischemic ... #causes #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
- Differential Diagnosis ... Uveitis Lens: • Cataracts ... : • Detachment ... Blurry Vision Red ... #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... VI palsy is a red ... • Examine both eyes ... Refractive Error • Cataract ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
POCUS for Posterior Ocular Ultrasound - Visual Abstract
What are the test characteristics of POCUS in diagnosing
retinal detachment ... • Retinal Detachment ... (RD) • Posterior ... #ocular #ophthalmology ... ultrasound #POCUS #diagnosis
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
red reflex) • ... detachment • ... Red Eye • Pseudo-hypopyon ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
macula via the posterior ... pallor -> Cherry-red ... edema caused by ischemia ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs