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Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... Detachment • Posterior ... Foreign Body • Globe ... #Ultrasound #pocus ... #differential #
Normal eye - Anterior chamber (a): Located between hyperechoic cornea anteriorly and iris posteriorly Lens (L):
Normal eye - Anterior ... vitreous chamber #Clinical ... #EM #Ophth #POCUS ... #Ocular #Normal ... #ALiEM
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
using a closed-eye ... to assess for globe ... #POCUS #ocular # ... #globe #rupture ... #ultrasound #clinical
Open Globe Injury on POCUS
Wood off of saw to the eye ==> significant edema, ecchymosis, bleeding
of saw to the eye ... edema, ecchymosis, bleeding ... abnormal contour and hemorrhage ... #open #clinical ... #ocular #ultrasound
Globe rupture - irregular globe contour with collapsed anterior chamber. Echogenic material fills the vitreous chamber.
Globe rupture - ... irregular globe ... #Clinical #EM #Ophth ... #POCUS #Ocular ... #GlobeRupture #ALiEM
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... , anterior and posterior ... cellulitis • Globe ... • Globe rupture ... #ocular #differential
Posterior Scleritis on Ocular POCUS
Patient presents with left eye pain, redness and decreased visual acuity.
on Ocular POCUS ... presents with left eye ... Right eye normal ... wall of globe and ... #POCUS #clinical
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... tumors/Occipital lobe ... syneresis • Vitreous hemorrhage ... #Floaters #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ocular
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: Vitreous Hemorrhage. Unlike linear echoes c/w vitreous &
on Ocular POCUS ... forms a meniscus @ posterior ... aspect of eye) ... #Ocular #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

Eye, linear probe, optic nerve (ON) elevation >0.6 mm into globe (crescent sign)
Papilledema on Ocular ... POCUS Eye, linear ... elevation >0.6 mm into globe ... sheath diameter 3mm posterior ... #POCUS #clinical