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Amblyopia ("Lazy Eye"): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Amblyopia => 
Interruption of visual stimulation during childhood visual development
Eye"): Pathogenesis ... eye -> Atrophy ... primary visual cortex ... #LazyEye #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Deprivational - Obstruction of Visual Axis:
 • Ptosis
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Eye - Differential ... • Congenital Corneal ... Hemangioma • Retinal ... #LazyEye #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... caustic exposure to eye ... Vision Loss: • Retinal ... or hemorrhage, Retinal ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Hyperopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Axial length of eye -> Short axial length of the
(ex. cornea, lens ... point behind the retina ... focused onto the retina ... #Hyperopia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... • Is the eye painful ... • Corneal ulcer ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #painful #painless
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... Accommodation, RAPD ... Cornea D. ... Retina B. ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
pathways occur at the retina ... hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... activation of retina-driven ... Disorder of the eyes ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Astigmatism: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Astigmatism - deviation from spherical curvature of the lens or eye

Refracting power
of the lens or eye ... rule astigmatism: cornea ... of focus on the retina ... #astigmatism #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... the bilateral cortex ... light reflex • Corneal ... : • Bobbing: Rapid ... ) - Possible painful
Myopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Axial length of eye -> Long axial length of the
(ex. cornea, lens ... in front of the retina ... in front of the retina ... vision #Myopia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology