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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
• Inflammatory Disease ... • Hematologic Disease ... due to upstream CRAO ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
92F w acute painless monocular vision loss. What's the diagnosis?

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Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)! Retrobulbar "spot
What's the diagnosis ... Central retinal ... Note arterial waveform ... Clinical #POCUS #OcularUS ... #CRAO #SpotSign
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... (panuveitis, retinal ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... : Giant retinal ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Criteria ... or retinal vasculitis ... - Skin lesions ... , retinal vasculitis
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 ... Approach to Eye Disease ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis.
a. Endobronchial cobblestones (a nodular appearance of the tracheal wall mucosa). 
b. Diffuse
cobblestones (a nodular ... Perthes—Jüngling disease ... causing cystic lesions ... manifestations #clinical #photo ... #diagnosis
Natural History of Syphilis
Primary - 2-6 weeks after infection
 • Chancre, Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Latent ≤ 1
infection • Chancre, Regional ... lymphadenopathy, Mucosal lesions ... syphilis (10%); Ocular ... Meningovascular disease ... #progression #diagnosis
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Large artery disease ... artery occlusive disease ... Ocular causes - ... #Ophthalmology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Infection ** Editor Note ... (from ophthalmology ... someone who had retinal ... Even with macular ... disease, may consider
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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papulo-ulcerative lesion ... single or multiple nodes ... children; No evident lesion ... Treatment: • Severe Disease ... Streptomycin • Moderate Disease