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Eye Anatomy and Key Diagnoses Rule of 2s - Posterior Eye - Use fundoscopy and ultrasound
ultrasound #Diagnosis #Ophth ... RuleOfTwos #Table #Vitreous ... Retina #OpticNerve #ALiEM
Lens dislocation - The lens is seen floating en face in the vitreous chamber. #Clinical #EM
Lens dislocation ... - The lens is seen ... en face in the vitreous ... #Clinical #EM #Ophth ... LensDislocation #ALiEM
Eye Anatomy and Key Diagnoses Rule of 2s - Anterior Eye - Utilize slit lamp exam
Diagnosis #EM #Ophth ... AnteriorChamber #Lens ... #ALiEM
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
• Posterior Vitreous ... Detachment • Vitreous ... Globe Rupture • Lens ... Ultrasound #pocus #differential
Vitreous hemorrhage - area of hemorrhage is visible as faint echogenic material causing a heterogeneous appearance
Vitreous hemorrhage ... #Clinical #Ophth ... POCUS #Ocular #Vitreous ... #Hemorrhage #ALiEM
Normal eye - Anterior chamber (a): Located between hyperechoic cornea anteriorly and iris posteriorly Lens (L):
iris posteriorly Lens ... Vitreous chamber ... structure deep to the vitreous ... #Clinical #EM #Ophth ... Ocular #Normal #ALiEM
Globe rupture - irregular globe contour with collapsed anterior chamber. Echogenic material fills the vitreous chamber.
material fills the vitreous ... #Clinical #EM #Ophth ... #GlobeRupture #ALiEM
The detached retina appears as a thick, hyperechoic band in the vitreous chamber, anchored posteriorly to
hyperechoic band in the vitreous ... disc #Clinical #Ophth ... RetinalDetachment #ALiEM
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Lens 8. ... Vitreous 9. ... Hyperglycemia Vitreous ... Blurry #Vision #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Retinal detachment, Vitreous ... vein occlusion, Lens ... painful #painless #differential