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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... : Diabetic retinopathy ... Occlusion, Central ... Retinal 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
retinal vein occlusion ... - Retinal vein ... retinal vein occlusion ... (Retinal vein occlusions ... Blurry Vision Red
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Episcleritis Ocular ... occlusion • Central ... retinal vein occlusion ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Monocular Vision loss ... vein occlusion ... Ocular causes - ... floaters obscuring central ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Lens - Obscure Red ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... Edema: • Diabetic ... Cup:Disc: • Glaucoma ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red ... -> crowding of ocular ... damage & blindness Signs ... generally with central ... sparring) • Loss
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... • Loss of venous ... thrombosis • Acute red ... , central venous ... #symptoms #clues
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
family history, diabetes ... intra- or peri-ocular ... End-stage visual field loss ... small island of central ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Anorexia • Weight loss ... purpura: Strong sign ... malaise, weight loss ... Angiitis of the Central ... Skin lesions (red