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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
production -> Corneal ... and cornea, typically ... blindness) • Corneal ... dryness of the cornea ... #ophthalmology
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
Pathogenesis and clinical ... of the limbal cornea ... the peripheral cornea ... fibrosis => • Corneal ... #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Conjunctiva/Sclera ... Cornea 5. ... Trauma Cornea ... Keratitis • Corneal ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Ocular Rosacea - Slit-lamp examination revealed telangiectasia with hyperemia of the eyelid margins, conjunctival hyperemia, and
neovascularization of the cornea ... corneal infiltrate ... (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... Ocular #Rosacea #Corneal
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... Laceration • Conjunctiva ... hemorrhage • Cornea ... hemorrhage • Retina
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... vein occlusion Conjunctiva ... Blepharitis Cornea ... • Corneal ulcer ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... Sclera/ Conjunctiva ... Cornea D. ... Retina B. ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology
Hyperopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Axial length of eye -> Short axial length of the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... (ex. cornea, lens ... point behind the retina ... #Hyperopia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Microfilariae enter the eye ... directly from the conjunctiva ... stromal keratitis -> Corneal ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology