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Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Corneal abrasion, Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... caustic exposure to eye ... #causes #ophthalmology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Algorithm Painful ... Angle Closure Glaucoma ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Algorithm Lids ... Intraocular: • Acute ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Diagnosis Lids: ... Anterior Chamber: • Acute ... angle closure glaucoma ... #table #causes ... #ophthalmology
Bilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Complete/ Partial Homonymous Hemianopia
 • Infarct
 • Intracranial Hemorrhage
Bilateral Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Complete ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
- Differential Diagnosis ... middle layer of the eye ... Lymphoma Pearl: Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... can be caused by ... Questions to Ask: • Unilateral ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... more than 7mm • Unilateral ... herniation (Comatose), Acute ... angle closure glaucoma ... #ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... Definition: acute ... thrombosis of short ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute-onset ... Patients As: • Black spots ... the vision • Spots ... #Ocular #ophthalmology