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Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Pupil Defect • Optic ... Neuritis • Ischemic Optic ... Neuropathies • Optic ... Traumatic/Compressive Optic ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormalities of the Optic ... Abnormalities of the Optic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... inflammatory conditions Optic ... (Open-Angle) Optic ... color vision: • Optic ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Anterior ischemic optic ... disorder of the optic ... nerve caused by ... • Fundoscopy: optic ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Glaucoma • Optic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... presence of increased optic ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Pathological Optic ... Thinning of optic ... neuroretinal rim so that optic ... Glaucoma causes ... slow death of optic
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Neuromyelitis optica ... differential #algorithm
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Neuromyelitis Optica ... Manifestations • Optic ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... Neuromyelitis #Optica
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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anterior ischemic optic ... Generally reversible Optic ... Patients with chronic optic ... increased ICP Optic ... with compressive optic