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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
gonorrhoeae, Viral, Allergic ... : • Corneal abrasion ... Anterior Chamber: • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #causes #ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... Definition: acute ... vision in patients ... #Rheumatology # ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Concussion Other Causes ... • Migraine • Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma • GCA ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Common Causes: ... bacterial, viral, allergic ... any subjective vision ... Complete vision ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
claudication, headaches, vision ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... (Cornelia NEJM ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology