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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... females Differential Diagnosis ... : • CN Ill Palsy ... dissociation • Other causes ... PhysicalExam #neurology #ophthalmology
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
- Differential Diagnosis ... pilocarpine • Oculomotor ... pilocarpine • Tonic (Adie's ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Disorders • CN Ill (Oculomotor ... ) Nerve Palsy ... Skew Deviation Casey ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #differential #diagnosis
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Status - Consider Oculomotor ... cranial nerve) Palsy ... no neurological cause ... • Medication effects
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Adie’s Tonic Pupil ... unilateral and affects ... would suggest oculomotor ... nerve palsy. ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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eyelash follicle • Cause ... upper lid • Cause ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ophthalmology ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
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 ... glaucoma • GCA • Adie ... • Visual field defect ... #ophthalmology ... #causes
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... encephalopathy, oculomotor ... anemia, cognitive deficits ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential #diagnosis
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
define a definite cause ... include #birth #defects ... dystrophy, #cerebral #palsy ... six #children diagnosed ... and is usually diagnosed
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
define a definite cause ... include #birth #defects ... dystrophy, #cerebral #palsy ... six #children diagnosed ... and is usually diagnosed