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Retinal Detachment

Floaters - Cobweb appearance 
Photopsia - Flash of light 
Visual field defect - Flash of
Retinal Detachment ... #Retinal #Detachment ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Retinal tear ... • Vitritis • Tear ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Ocular #ophthalmology
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Loss • Retinal Detachment ... Posterior Vitreous Detachment ... Loss • Retinal Detachment ... #differential #diagnosis ... #radiology #ophthalmology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumor • Retinal detachment ... Syphilis (light-near ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Ophthalmoplegia secondary to Orbital Apex Syndrome

A 61-year-old man presented with retro-orbital pain, near-complete ophthalmoplegia, loss of
Syndrome A 61-year-old ... retro-orbital pain, near-complete ... Clinical #Video #Ophthalmology ... #PhysicalExam #NEJM
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
 - Most common cause of retinal holes and tears 
 - May lead
Posterior Vitreous Detachment ... retinal holes and tears ... warrant emergent ophthalmology ... #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Loss: • Retinal detachment ... , Vitreous detachment ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #ophthalmology
Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... Pulling can cause tears ... Hollands 2009) - Tear ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... Fundoscopy #Retinal #Detachment
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Bucket Handle Tear ... and posterior attachment ... Bucket Handle Tear ... Differential diagnosis ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
vitreous hemorrhage/detachment ... diagnosis within ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology