16 results
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Retinal vein occlusions ... Concussion Other Causes ... (Retinal vein occlusions ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Vein Occlusion ( ... CRVO) - Pathophysiology ... retinopathy) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... #Vein #Occlusion
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
can be caused by ... Common Causes: ... artery occlusion ... vein occlusion ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Artery Occlusion ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... edema caused by ... #CRAO #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... caustic exposure to eye ... artery or vein occlusion ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Hyperopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Axial length of eye -> Short axial length of the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... (ex. cornea, lens ... point behind the retina ... #Hyperopia #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Pathogenesis and clinical ... infarcts from occlusions ... ischemia causes ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology ... complications #pathophysiology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Hard Exudates • Occlusion ... hypo-pigmented ring ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Artery Occlusion ... which supply the eye ... Causes: - Carotid ... also important cause ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... a mass as the cause ... a diagnosis of exclusion ... Functional • Corneal ... #Ophthalmology