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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 ... degeneration • Diabetic ... hole • Hypertensive ... hyperviscosity syndrome, diabetes ... #differential #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... for patient’s age ... women and age/2 ... Role of temporal ... Nice to be confident
Asteroid Hyalosis- ...Slit-lamp examination of the left eye revealed multiple sparkling, white, globular, refractile, dotlike opacities
opacities moved with ocular ... A diagnosis of asteroid ... the view of the retina ... during clinical ... #NEJM #clinical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Epidemiology: - Bimodal age ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Incr IOP, Incr age ... family history, diabetes ... intra- or peri-ocular ... influx and NO in retinal