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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Diagnosis Lids: ... Cornea: • Corneal ... Keratitis (i.e. corneal ... #table #causes ... #ophthalmology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
production -> Corneal ... conjunctiva and cornea ... blindness) • Corneal ... dryness of the cornea ... #diagnosis #signs
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Examine both eyes ... a mass as the cause ... Functional • Corneal ... #Ophthalmology
Crocodile Shagreen on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Asymptomatic/benign corneal degeneration. It is bilateral and symmetrical with polygonal
Asymptomatic/benign corneal ... towards the temporal cornea ... of ​​both eyes. ... Crocodile #Shagreen #Cornea ... #ophthalmology
Crocodile Shagreen on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Asymptomatic/benign corneal degeneration. It is bilateral and symmetrical with polygonal
Asymptomatic/benign corneal ... towards the temporal cornea ... of ​​both eyes. ... Crocodile #Shagreen #Cornea ... #ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... orbitopathy) • Corneal ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... Conjunctivitis • Corneal ... • Keratitis/Corneal ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... Contact lens use • Eye ... Bilateral, asymmetric corneal ... • Corneal Opacities ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Curtain Sign in Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

Because of bilateral eyelid innervation, when the more affected
Curtain Sign in ... Myasthenia Gravis ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
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 ... Cornea 5. ... Trauma Cornea ... Keratitis • Corneal ... #ophthalmology