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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Episcleritis Ocular ... UVEA: comprised Iris ... or bilateral symptoms ... #ocular #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... caustic exposure to eye ... vein occlusion, Lens ... caustic exposure to eye ... #diagnosis #causes
Seesaw Nystagmus 

Sawtooth or seesaw nystagmus is an unusual but characteristic type of nystagmus. Typically there
elevation in one eye ... The pendular shape ... in the midline, bilaterally ... vertical vestibulo-ocular ... We have varied causes
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Uveitis - Differential ... middle layer of the eye ... • Anterior-iris ... Sarcoid, JIA Bilateral ... /bilateral up to
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Iris 7. ... Trauma Cornea/Iris ... Concussion Other Causes ... ophthalmology #causes
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Scarring, Edema - Lens ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... , Painless: Lens ... #Diagnosis #causes
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Constricted pupils less ... , Pilocarpine, Iris ... , uveitis) • Bilateral ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Her ocular exam ... control of the iris ... occasionally it can occur bilaterally ... in those rare bilateral ... cases.
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
Strabismus - Ocular ... Misalignment - Differential ... #Strabismus #Ocular ... #Misalignment #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
presentation with left eye ... was also right eye ... The cause of this ... Differentials for ... lymphangiomas are the cause