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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... non-wetting of the conjunctiva ... dryness of the conjunctiva ... deficiency • Conjunctival ... dryness of the conjunctiva
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Selected Differential Diagnosis ... of Eye Pain: Key ... Management Options Conjunctiva ... - Scleritis Cornea ... #Ocular #Pain #
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
of the bulbar conjunctiva ... periorbital tissue (anterior ... inflammation -> Conjunctival ... -> Corneal drying ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Diagnosis Lids: ... Periorbital cellulitis Conjunctiva ... Bacterial, Viral Anterior ... closure glaucoma • Anterior ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Eye Anatomy and Key Diagnoses Rule of 2s - Anterior Eye - Utilize slit lamp exam
Key Diagnoses Rule ... of 2s - Anterior ... lamp exam #Diagnosis ... RuleOfTwos #Table #Conjunctiva ... #Cornea #AnteriorChamber
Algorithm for the Evaluation of the Red and Painful Eye
1. External
2. Lids and Lashes
3. Conjunctiva and
Red and Painful Eye ... Conjunctiva and ... Cornea 5. ... Anterior Chamber ... Painful #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... like the sclera, anterior ... Episcleritis Ocular ... vein occlusion Conjunctiva ... Conjunctivitis • Conjunctival
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 ... Conjunctiva/Sclera ... Anterior Chamber ... • Iritis Conjunctiva ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... Ocular Movements ... Sclera/ Conjunctiva ... Cornea D. ... Anterior Chamber
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... Microfilariae enter the eye ... directly from the conjunctiva ... stromal keratitis -> Corneal ... Chorioretinitis • Anterior