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Lateral Canthotomy and Cantholysis 
Primary indications 
 - Decreased visual acuity 
 - Intraocular pressure >
Opthalmoplegia - Nerve ... head pallor - Eye ... #Indications #Ophthalmology ... #Management
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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• Examine both eyes ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Ill - Eye depressed ... IV - Eye cannot ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
all coats of the eye ... - Impinges on nerves ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Amblyopia ("Lazy Eye"): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Amblyopia => 
Interruption of visual stimulation during childhood visual development
Amblyopia ("Lazy Eye ... the amblyopic eye ... the amblyopic eye ... Amblyopia #LazyEye #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Nevus of Ota on Ocular Exam (Ocular Dermal Melanosis)

Benign melanosis in the distribution of the trigeminal
the trigeminal nerve ... hyperpigmentation of the eye ... PhysicalExam #clinical #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

#CentralRetinalVein #Occlusion #CRVO #pathophysiology #ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Occlusion #CRVO #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Withdrawal Summary Pathophysiology ... , Symptoms, Cause ... , Course, Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pathophysiology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... purely sensory nerve ... , thus symptoms ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms ... supplied by the nerve ... disturbance in nerve ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #pathophysiology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red eye ... Occurs in small eyes ... leads to optic nerve ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology