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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Cornea: • Corneal ... abrasion • Foreign ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Red ... Diagnosis #table #causes
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... can be caused by ... lens overwear • Foreign ... Globe rupture • Foreign ... #Red #eye #Conjunctivitis
Eye Injury from a Firecracker - Slit-lamp examination of the left eye revealed multiple foreign bodies
revealed multiple foreign ... levels in the corneal ... multiple intraocular foreign ... #CT #SlitLamp # ... Cornea #Orbit #NEJM
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
VI palsy is a red ... • Examine both eyes ... a mass as the cause ... Functional • Corneal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Cornea 5. ... Trauma Cornea ... Concussion Other Causes ... Blurry Vision Red ... ophthalmology #causes
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Traumatic Red Eye ... Surface Injury: • Corneal ... hemorrhage • Cornea ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Red Eye "Red Flags" - Findings which warrant emergent or urgent ophthalmological consultation:
 • Decreased visual
Red Eye "Red Flags ... or hypopyon • Corneal ... opacity • Corneal ... after 3-4 days • Foreign ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #RedEye #Red
FIGURE 3. KERATIC PRECIPITATES. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND JONATHAN TROBE, MD.

In addition to a good
perform a thorough eye ... cells deposited on corneal ... performed in the ED ... Ophthalmology #Uveitis #SlitLamp
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red ... eye and are acutely ... • Significant cause ... most frequent cause ... obstruction • Corneal