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Amblyopia ("Lazy Eye"): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Amblyopia => 
Interruption of visual stimulation during childhood visual development
Amblyopia ("Lazy ... -> Atrophy of lateral ... primary visual cortex ... #LazyEye #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... Artery Occlusion ... Vein Occlusion, ... Diagnosis #causes #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
Ocular Adverse Effects ... - Retinal vein occlusions ... Optic Chiasm Lateral ... (Retinal vein occlusions ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... Vision Loss: • Retinal ... or hemorrhage, Retinal ... artery or vein occlusion ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Episcleritis Ocular ... artery occlusion ... vein occlusion ... or bilateral symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Accommodation, RAPD ... Ocular Movements ... 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 ... glaucoma - Ocular ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Astigmatism: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Astigmatism - deviation from spherical curvature of the lens or eye

Refracting power
rule astigmatism: cornea ... of focus on the retina ... • Headache • Ocular ... #astigmatism #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... dysfunction to the bilateral ... cortex → Awareness ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... : • Bobbing: Rapid
Myopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Axial length of eye -> Long axial length of the
of the eye (ex. cornea ... of one or more ocular ... in front of the retina ... vision #Myopia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology