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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
and cornea, typically ... • Loss of the eye ... dryness of the cornea ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... • Periorbital cellulitis ... Conjunctiva / Sclera ... Cornea: • Corneal ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Differential Diagnosis of Eye ... Management Options Conjunctiva ... - Scleritis Cornea ... neuritis - Orbital cellulitis ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Orbital Cellulitis ... of the bulbar conjunctiva ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Conjunctiva/Sclera ... Cornea 5. ... Trauma Cornea ... Orbit: • Orbital cellulitis ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
ophthalmicus • Orbital cellulitis ... vein occlusion Conjunctiva ... Blepharitis Cornea ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... Accommodation, RAPD ... Sclera/ Conjunctiva ... Cornea D. ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology
FIGURE 2. UVEITIS.  COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND JONATHAN TROBE, MD.

The classic symptoms of anterior
The classic symptoms ... include: - Painful eye ... , conjunctival injection ... the edge of the cornea ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology