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Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
: • Detachment ... retinopathy • Macular hole ... - Retinal vein occlusions ... (Retinal vein occlusions ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina ... Lens Dislocation, Retinal ... Retinal Artery ... Retinal Vein Occlusion ... Optic Neuropathy, Retinal
Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... pulling on the retina ... - Pulling can cause ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy #Retinal
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Vision Loss • Retinal ... Hemorrhage • Central Retinal ... Artery Occlusion ... Vision Loss • Retinal ... Ultrasound #pocus #differential
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... shadows on the retina ... /holeRetinal ... • Retinal detachment ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Central Retinal ... in the central retinal ... vision loss due to retinal ... #Fundoscopy #Central ... #Retinal #Vein
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... Vision Loss: • Retinal ... , Retinal artery ... or vein occlusion ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Optic neuritis • Retinal ... detachment • Central ... retinal artery ... retinal vein occlusion ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
 - Most common cause of retinal holes and tears 
 - May lead
- Most common cause ... of retinal holes ... rhegmatoqenous retinal ... can cause floaters ... #Ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Central Retinal ... ciliary and central retinal ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy #Central ... #Retinal #Artery