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Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Bilateral Unilateral ... Sarcoid (can be bilateral ... histocytosis Bilateral ... #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
for Vision Loss Unilateral ... , Trauma Unilateral ... neuropathy Bilateral ... #bilateral #painful ... #causes #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
tumor) Acute: - Unilateral ... Neuritis - Unilateral ... Stroke/lnfarct - Bilateral ... exposure) - Bilateral ... #causes #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
retina or choroid Unilateral ... Sarcoid, JIA Bilateral ... • Idiopathic: Unilateral ... /bilateral up to ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Glaucoma #Unilateral ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Headache: • Unilateral ... Headache: • Bilateral ... Headache: • Always unilateral ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... : • Optic neuritis ... Questions to Ask: • Unilateral ... or bilateral symptoms ... #ophthalmology
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Intermittent Bilateral ... Patient underwent a diagnostic ... usually describe a unilateral ... this patient- bilateral ... #Alternating #Bilateral
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
photophobia - Bilateral ... headache: - Bilateral ... or unilateral photophobia ... - Unilateral ... #ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... Symptoms: Sudden • Unilateral ... colored lights, bilateral ... hypotension - bilateral ... #Ocular #ophthalmology