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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Periorbital cellulitis Conjunctiva ... gonorrhoeae, Viral, Allergic ... Foreign body • Keratitis ... Diagnosis #table #causes ... #ophthalmology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Management Options Conjunctiva ... - Scleritis Cornea ... - Corneal abrasion ... - Viral keratitis ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Filamentary Keratitis- Slit lamp examination reveals filaments (‘mucoepithelioid” strands) adherent to the corneal surface. The filaments
Filamentary Keratitis ... adherent to the corneal ... #filament #keratitis ... #Ophthalmology ... #photo #cornea
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Common Causes: ... vein occlusion Conjunctiva ... bacterial, viral, allergic ... Conjunctivitis • Conjunctival ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Keratoconjunctivitis: Inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea secondary to Adenovirus infection.
Photo credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

Charlie Goldberg,
Inflammation of the conjunctiva ... and cornea secondary ... Photo credit, Josh ... Images #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Photo #Keratoconjunctivitis
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
/ Erosion • Keratitis ... /Corneal Ulcer ... • HSV Keratitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Figure 1: Corneal ring infiltrate in a patient with #Acanthamoeba #keratitis.  Acanthamoeba keratitis is a
Figure 1: Corneal ... #Acanthamoeba #keratitis ... Acanthamoeba keratitis ... #clinical #photo ... #Ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Unilateral, Painful: Keratitis ... , Corneal Abrasion ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
directly from the conjunctiva ... punctate stromal keratitis ... -> Corneal opacity ... (sclerosing keratitis ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Surface Injury: • Corneal ... • Ultraviolet Keratitis ... Laceration • Conjunctiva ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology