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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... Painful: Keratitis, Corneal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Cornea 5. ... Trauma Cornea ... Keratitis • Corneal ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
Pathogenesis and clinical ... of the limbal cornea ... the peripheral cornea ... fibrosis => • Corneal ... #ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Blepharitis Cornea ... • Corneal ulcer ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Cornea ... • Age Related Macular ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Astigmatism: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Astigmatism - deviation from spherical curvature of the lens or eye

Refracting power
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Refracting power of the cornea ... rule astigmatism: cornea ... rule astigmatism: cornea ... passing through the cornea
Hyperopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Axial length of eye -> Short axial length of the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... of the eye (ex. cornea ... point behind the retina ... #Hyperopia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... red-brown coloured -> Copper ... of the terminal retinal ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
father to the ophthalmology ... near the outer corners ... The ocular findings ... as a result of corneal ... #photo #ophth #bitot