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Globe rupture - irregular globe contour with collapsed anterior chamber. Echogenic material fills the vitreous chamber.
with collapsed anterior ... material fills the vitreous ... Clinical #EM #Ophth #POCUS ... #Ocular #Globe ... #GlobeRupture #ALiEM
Normal eye - Anterior chamber (a): Located between hyperechoic cornea anteriorly and iris posteriorly Lens (L):
Normal eye - Anterior ... Vitreous chamber ... #EM #Ophth #POCUS ... #Ocular #Normal ... #ALiEM
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... • Posterior Vitreous ... Detachment • Vitreous ... Foreign Body • Globe ... diagnosis #radiology #ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
Vitreous Hemorrhage ... on Ocular POCUS ... think intrinsic eye ... #Hemorrhage #Ocular ... #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
using a closed-eye ... rupture, vitreous ... hemorrhage, or ... #POCUS #ocular # ... #hemorrhage #globe
44M with h/o DM2 and insulin noncompliance presents w R eye visual loss x 3d. What's
hemorrhage on eye ... evaluate posterior chamber ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ocular #Ophthalmology ... #Vitreous #Hemorrhage
Vitreous hemorrhage - area of hemorrhage is visible as faint echogenic material causing a heterogeneous appearance
Vitreous hemorrhage ... appearance to the chamber ... Clinical #Ophth #POCUS ... #Ocular #Vitreous ... #Hemorrhage #ALiEM
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Monocular vision loss is unlikely to be stroke. Think ocular US instead
Vitreous Hemorrhage ... on Ocular POCUS ... the posterior chamber ... #Hemorrhage #Ocular ... #Ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
and posterior chambers ... cellulitis • Globe ... Chamber/Uvea/Iris ... • Globe rupture ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Approach to an Eye ... Ocular Movements ... Anterior Chamber ... Vitreous Humor ... EyeExamination #Approach #Ophthalmology