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Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Differential Diagnosis of Eye ... - Scleritis Cornea ... - Corneal abrasion ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Cornea: • Corneal ... abrasion • Foreign ... body • Keratitis ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Abrasion / Erosion ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... Ulcer • HSV Keratitis ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Painful Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Acute Angle Glaucoma
 • Iritis
 • Scleritis
 •
Painful Red Eye ... Scleritis • Keratitis ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... Abrasion by
Filamentary Keratitis- Slit lamp examination reveals filaments (‘mucoepithelioid” strands) adherent to the corneal surface. The filaments
Filamentary Keratitis ... adherent to the corneal ... #filament #keratitis ... #Ophthalmology ... #photo #cornea
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... abrasions, etc. ... : • Abrasion (+ ... • Corneal ulcer ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... Abrasion • Ultraviolet ... Keratitis • Chemical ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Fluorescein is an orange dye, typically adhered to a strip of paper.  This helps to
helps to identify abrasions ... as the area of abrasion ... will uptake dye ... Clinical #SlitLamp #Ophthalmology ... #Corneal #Abrasions
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Unilateral, Painful: Keratitis ... , Corneal Abrasion ... Bilateral, Painful: Keratitis ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... abrasion, Acute ... caustic exposure to eye ... caustic exposure to eye ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology