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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Red Flags: • Diplopia ... • Fevers • Eye ... pain • Eye redness ... #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... middle layer of the eye ... • Posterior-choroid ... /bilateral up to ... #ophthalmology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... of Diplopia TIER ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... Multiple sclerosis, Thyroid ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign caused ... a Retrosternal Thyroid ... Elevating the arms causes ... #Retrosternal #Thyroid ... #otolaryngology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... finding of diplopia ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... Graves' disease (thyroid ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
caustic exposure to eye ... caustic exposure to eye ... , Trauma Bilateral ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diplopia - Double ... Clinical Pearls: • Diplopia ... • Examine both eyes ... a mass as the cause ... #Ophthalmology
Wall-eyed bilateral inter nuclear ophthalmoplegia (WEBINO) Syndrome

In this specific case, the lesion is bilaterally in the
Wall-eyed bilateral ... ophthalmoplegia (WEBINO) Syndrome ... this specific case ... the lesion is bilaterally ... #Walleyed #bilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... response, Serotonin syndrome ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
↑ Free T4 • Thyroid ... pretibial • Bulging eyes ... • Tremor • Eye ... orbital edema, diplopia ... hyperthyroidism #causes