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Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Red and Painful Eye
1. External
2. Lids and Lashes
3. Conjunctiva and
Eye 1. ... Cornea 5. ... twitter.com/thame #RedEye ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Anatomy #Ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Vision Loss: • Corneal ... Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... caustic exposure to eye ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Foreign body • Infectious ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... • Is the eye painful ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
FIGURE 2. UVEITIS.  COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND JONATHAN TROBE, MD.

The classic symptoms of anterior
The classic symptoms ... uveitis include: - Painful ... eye, conjunctival ... the edge of the cornea ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... - Autonomic symptoms ... Disorder of the eyes ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... 95% of cases (Cornelia ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #GiantCell #arteritis