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Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Angle Closure Glaucoma ... Idiopathic • Glaucoma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Glaucoma - Emergency ... get emergency ophthalmologic ... or refractory symptoms ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology ... #Glaucoma #Open
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... lights are a key symptom ... Photophobia #Acute ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Intraocular: • Acute ... Angle Closure Glaucoma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Nerve / Track: Glaucoma ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... Endophthalmitis, Glaucoma ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
(Emergent): • Acute ... Bacterial keratitis • Acute ... viral) Lens: • Acute ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Anterior Chamber: • Acute ... angle closure glaucoma ... Diagnosis #table #causes ... #ophthalmology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs / Symptoms ... • Secondary glaucoma ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... closure glaucoma ... angle closure glaucoma ... angle closure glaucoma ... headache #signs #symptoms
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
herniation (Comatose), Acute ... angle closure glaucoma ... Robertson pupils), DM, SAH ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes