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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina ... Lens Dislocation, Retinal ... Retinal Artery ... Retinal Vein Occlusion ... Neuropathy, Retinal
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
  -
, vasculitis) Retinal ... coagulopathy Retinal ... vasospasm / retinal ... understood vasospasm of retinal ... Ocular causes -
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Retina 11. ... - Retinal vein ... vision → visual loss ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Retinal Detachment ... Hemorrhage • Central ... Retinal Artery ... • Retinal Detachment ... #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... Cup:Disc: • Glaucoma ... Craniopharyngioma #Chronic #VisionLoss ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Retinal Detachment on Ocular POCUS
61yo male with painless visual loss right eye.  Ocular POCUS reveals...?
Great
Retinal Detachment ... painless visual loss ... showing retinal ... showing tethered retina ... henneberry_ryan #Retinal
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
neuritis • Retinal ... retinal artery ... occlusion • Central ... retinal vein occlusion ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
angle-closure glaucoma ... : • Retinal detachment ... or hemorrhage, Retinal ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
• Significant cause ... -> crowding of ocular ... generally with central ... sparring) • Loss ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
intra- or peri-ocular ... influx and NO in retinal ... ganglion cells -> Retinal ... > Apoptosis of retinal ... small island of central