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Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... Closure Glaucoma ... Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... Idiopathic • Glaucoma ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Acute Monocular Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cornea: Keratitis
 • Anterior Chamber: Hyphema, Acute
Acute Monocular ... Chamber: Hyphema, Acute ... angle closure glaucoma ... Endophthalmitis • Optic Nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
inflammation - Optic Nerve ... / Track: Glaucoma ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... Endophthalmitis, Glaucoma ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... leads to optic nerve ... Photophobia #Acute ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
posterior chambers, nerves ... (Emergent): • Acute ... Bacterial keratitis • Acute ... viral) Lens: • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #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
Optic Nerve/Pathway ... Tumor • Optic nerve ... • Migraine • Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
vasoconstrictive • Acute ... inner retinal nerve ... arterioles causes optic nerve ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
headache: - Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... the trigeminal nerve ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
• Non-specific Acute-phase ... Stimulation of nerve ... drift of fingers, radial ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... • Through aditus ... bone): facial nerve ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology