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Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
and Management ... - Scleritis Cornea ... keratitis - Corneal ... abrasion - Parasitic ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Cornea: • Corneal ... abrasion • Foreign ... Keratitis (i.e. corneal ... #redeye #Differential ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... Abrasion / Erosion ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... #Atraumatic #RedEye
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... hemorrhage • Cornea ... #Traumatic #RedEye ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Impaired extra-ocular ... movements -> Pain ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... -> Corneal drying ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... abrasions, etc. ... Blepharitis Cornea ... • Corneal ulcer ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Cornea 5. ... Trauma Cornea ... Keratitis • Corneal ... abrasion • Astigmatism ... pain (with or without
Red Eye "Red Flags" - Findings which warrant emergent or urgent ophthalmological consultation:
 • Decreased visual
Red Eye "Red Flags ... or hypopyon • Corneal ... opacity • Corneal ... abrasion that is ... Moderate - severe pain
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... Accommodation, RAPD ... Ocular Movements ... Cornea D. ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology
Fusarium Eye Infections - Keratitis and Endophthalmitis
Fungal Keratitis is an infection of the cornea that is
infection of the cornea ... will result in corneal ... pain & redness, ... Endophthalmitis #ocular ... #ophthalmology