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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Unilateral, Painful ... , Painful Vision ... #loss #unilateral ... #bilateral #painful ... #causes #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... tumor) Acute: - Unilateral ... Optic Neuritis - Unilateral ... exposure) - Bilateral ... #Diagnosis #causes
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Vision Loss - Differential ... • Glaucoma #Unilateral ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Bilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Complete/ Partial Homonymous Hemianopia
 • Infarct
 • Intracranial Hemorrhage
Bilateral Acute ... Vision Loss - Differential ... Hypoperfusion #Bilateral ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... bacterial, viral, allergic ... Questions to Ask: • Unilateral ... or bilateral symptoms ... #ophthalmology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
more than 7mm • Unilateral ... Mydriasis • Bilateral ... Constricted pupils less ... than 2mm • Unilateral ... , uveitis) • Bilateral
Bilateral Atraumatic Lens Dislocation on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Atraumatic bilateral dislocation of intraocular lenses in a
Bilateral Atraumatic ... Lens Dislocation ... Atraumatic bilateral ... 3 days blurry vision ... Bilateral pseudoexfoliation
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Intermittent Bilateral ... usually describe a unilateral ... this patient- bilateral ... predominance which is less ... #Alternating #Bilateral
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Differential Diagnosis ... dislocation • ... → visual loss) ... #ophthalmology ... #causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... involved - Bilateral ... (more commonly bilateral ... (more commonly unilateral ... #differential #diagnosis