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Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... glaucoma - Ocular ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #Neurology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Selected Differential ... Other - Cluster headache ... - Optic neuritis ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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- Asymmetric pulse ... Cranial symptoms (Headache ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis Behcet's ... Ulceration GI tract - Ocular ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Vision loss - Differential ... with migraine headaches ... Caused by decreased ... Ocular causes - ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... CNS symptoms (headache ... disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... vision • Eye pain ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... claudication, pulse ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... tract, and often causes ... vasculitis • Behcet
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... tract, and often causes ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... diminished, or tender pulses ... , testes -> pain
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... movement, retrobulbar pain ... with onset of a headache ... #Diagnosis #Ocular ... #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... those coming off aorta ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication, headaches ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology