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Retinal Detachment

Floaters - Cobweb appearance 
Photopsia - Flash of light 
Visual field defect - Flash of
Photopsia - Flash of light ... defect - Flash of light ... Detachment #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Swing light to left ... Swing light back ... Swing light to left ... Swing light back ... #PhysicalExam #Ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
pupil (4-6mm); • Light-near ... when reexposed to light ... movements - no light-near ... asymmetry in dark and light ... PhysicalExam #neurology #ophthalmology
Ocular Cross-Section Anatomy and Ophthalmology Acronyms

EOM - Extra ocular movements
IOL - Intraocular Lens
IOP - Intraocular Pressure
OD
Cross-Section Anatomy and Ophthalmology ... Oculus Dexter (right ... Round, Reactive to Light ... Eyeball #Anatomy #Ophthalmology
Argyll-Robertson Pupil on Physical Exam
Small (myotic), irregular pupil that do not react to light but do
do not react to light ... fibers of the light ... video #neurology #ophthalmology
Hyperopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Axial length of eye -> Short axial length of the
may alter where light ... ) -> Decreased light ... convergence => Light ... rays -> Light rays ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Cataract: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Increased Age (most common) -> Ultraviolet light, radiation, toxins ->Denaturation and abnormal
-> Ultraviolet light ... Scattering of light ... and halos around lights ... -> poor night time ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
 -
-2mm) pupil - Light-near ... neurology #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
pupillary reaction to light ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Afferent Pupillary Defect

An afferent pupillary defect passing through its timeline. The pupil that does not react
not react to the light ... video #neurology #ophthalmology