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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Chronic: - Cornea ... Vein Occlusion, ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #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
vein occlusion ... - Retinal vein occlusions ... vein occlusion ... (Retinal vein occlusions ... vein occlusions
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Corneal abrasion ... artery or vein ... occlusion, Lens ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Vein Occlusion ( ... vein (CRV), in ... of vision loss ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Vein #Occlusion
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, monocular loss of vision 
 • "Blood and
Central Retinal ... Vein Occlusion ( ... CRVO) Clinical: ... • Sudden, painless ... monocular loss of vision
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
vein occlusion ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... • Is the eye painful ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #painful #painless
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Small artery occlusive ... vein occlusion ... changes in gaze/eye ... Ocular causes - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diplopia - Double Vision ... • Neurologic symptoms ... a diagnosis of exclusion ... Functional • Corneal ... #Ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
pathways occur at the retina ... hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... - Autonomic symptoms ... Disorder of the eyes ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology