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Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Anatomic Location - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cornea ... • Edema • Pterygium ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Microvascular disease Infectious ... orbitopathy) • Corneal ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Vision Loss: • Corneal ... Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Common Causes: ... Foreign body • Infectious ... Conjunctivitis #ocular #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... High spike and rapid ... Causes: • Still's ... days • Tick-borne ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Differentials for ... this are: Infectious ... lymphangiomas are the cause ... Bilateral #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... status NTM Cause ... Lymphadenitis: • MAC Rapid ... NTM Pearls: • Corneal ... #differential #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... (Cornelia NEJM ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Crystalline Keratopathy on Slit Lamp Examination

Slit lamp examination demonstrated scattered refractile particles within the anterior stroma.
Differential diagnosis ... multiple melanoma), infectious ... and iatrogenic causes ... Keratopathy #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #ophthalmology