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Phacodonesis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Phacodonesis (lens movement) in hypermature cataract.  Patient with a history
in hypermature cataract ... history of acute retinal ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology ... #SlitLamp
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 ... Uveitis Lens: • Cataracts ... Macular hole • Hypertensive ... Blurry #Vision #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
Cotton Wool Spots ... axoplasm into retina ... Long DDx: hypertension ... #fundoscopy #ophthalmology ... #Clinical
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... Patients As: • Black spots ... the vision • Spots ... • Myopia • Cataract ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... -> Cotton-wool Spots ... -> Elschnig's Spots ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Anatomic Location - Differential ... Visibility: • Cataract ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... - Cotton wool spots ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Pathogenesis and clinical ... from choroid to retina ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... - Faded/blind spots ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Hypertensive Retinopathy on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Patient with grade IV hypertensive retinopathy. Papilledema, hemorrhages, and cotton-wool spots
Hypertensive Retinopathy ... and cotton-wool spots ... Retinopathy #cottonwool #Retina ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
Cotton Wool Spots- "In otherwise healthy patients, the observance of a cotton wool spot (CWS) is
Cotton Wool Spots ... a cotton wool spot ... in diabetic or hypertensive ... #retina #Ophthalmology ... #photo #hypertensive