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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... Decr Visual pigment ... • Loss of the eye ... non-functional eye ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Differential Diagnosis of Eye ... Management Options Conjunctiva ... - Scleritis Cornea ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Periorbital cellulitis Conjunctiva ... hemorrhage • Dry eyes ... Cornea: • Corneal ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
Transmission -> Eye-seeking ... from nasal or ocular ... superior tarsal conjunctiva ... Lubrication • Dry eye ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Ocular Rosacea - Slit-lamp examination revealed telangiectasia with hyperemia of the eyelid margins, conjunctival hyperemia, and
Ocular Rosacea - ... eyelid margins, conjunctival ... in the right eye ... B) #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #SlitLamp #Ocular
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
of the bulbar conjunctiva ... - Impinges on ocular ... Impaired extra-ocular ... -> Corneal drying ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Red and Painful Eye
1. External
2. Lids and Lashes
3. Conjunctiva and
Red and Painful Eye ... Conjunctiva and ... Cornea 5. ... Differential #Anatomy #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Episcleritis Ocular ... vein occlusion Conjunctiva ... Conjunctivitis • Conjunctival ... #ocular #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... Ocular Movements ... Sclera/ Conjunctiva ... Cornea D. ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... Microfilariae enter the eye ... directly from the conjunctiva ... stromal keratitis -> Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology