17 results
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
 - Most common cause of retinal holes and tears 
 - May lead
Most common cause ... of retinal holes ... cause floaters, ... decreased vision ... #Detachment #Ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
specks in the vision ... breaks • Positive ... temporary dimming of vision ... • Retinal detachment ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Breast Discharge ... Pregnancy, Breast ... Stalk Compression/Lesion ... Hypothyroidism #Breast ... Endocrinology #Causes
Retinal Detachment on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Presenting after 2 weeks of decreased vision.

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#Retinal #Detachment
Retinal Detachment ... weeks of decreased vision ... #Detachment #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... - Posterior vitreous ... - Pulling can cause ... Hollands 2009) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology
Retinal Detachment on Ocular POCUS
61yo male with painless visual loss right eye.  Ocular POCUS reveals...?
Great
Retinal Detachment ... Great POCUS case ... detachment! ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #ophthalmology
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ciliary Ganglion Lesion ... • Tumor (Lung, Breast ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Pathogenesis and clinical ... into the deeper retinal ... Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... ischemia causes ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... white or yellow areas ... of the terminal retinal ... around atrophic areas ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... thrombosis of short posterior ... Clinical manifestations ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm