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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Loss: • Corneal ... abrasion, Acute ... caustic exposure to eye ... detachment or hemorrhage ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Chronic: - Cornea ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... , Vitreal Hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... Pocketcard Painless ... Vision Loss • ... #pocus #differential ... diagnosis #radiology #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... painless? ... any subjective vision ... Complete vision ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
Vitreous Hemorrhage ... on Ocular POCUS ... think intrinsic eye ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Ophthalmology
Submacular Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Adult patient presents with painless vision loss. Ocular US is performed, what
on Ocular POCUS ... presents with painless ... vision loss. ... #Ocular #POCUS ... #ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage ... Disorder of the eyes ... : - Acute angle-closure ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
lesions, subhyaloid hemorrhage ... red eye (severe ... Tentorial pressure cone ... cerebellar hemorrhage ... and VI) - Mass lesion
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Acute-onset ... specks in the vision ... with onset of a headache ... syneresis • Vitreous hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Astigmatism: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Astigmatism - deviation from spherical curvature of the lens or eye

Refracting power
of the lens or eye ... different points of focus ... Distortion Of Vision ... • Headache ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology