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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Diagnosis Lids: ... Anterior Chamber: • Acute ... angle closure glaucoma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... table #causes #ophthalmology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
of Eye Pain: Key ... Features and Management ... chambers - Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... #Ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Intraocular: • Acute ... Angle Closure Glaucoma ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #differential #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
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Migraine • Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... Adie’s pupil • Glaucoma ... #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... present with a red eye ... Occurs in small eyes ... obstruction • Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Vision Loss: • Corneal ... abrasion, Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... #causes #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... Functional • Corneal ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... arteritis • Acute ... angle closure glaucoma ... #Algorithm #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... Glaucoma, Physiological ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology