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Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Anterior Chamber ... Vitreous 9. ... Conjunctivitis • Uveitis ... Retina: • Detachment ... Red Flags: •
Globe rupture - irregular globe contour with collapsed anterior chamber. Echogenic material fills the vitreous chamber.
with collapsed anterior ... chamber. ... material fills the vitreous ... #Ophth #POCUS #Ocular ... #GlobeRupture #ALiEM
The detached retina appears as a thick, hyperechoic band in the vitreous chamber, anchored posteriorly to
hyperechoic band in the vitreous ... chamber, anchored ... #Ophth #POCUS #Ocular ... #Retinal #Detachment ... RetinalDetachment #ALiEM
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Episcleritis Ocular ... neuritis • Retinal detachment ... Chamber/Uvea/Iris ... Complete vision ... #ocular #differential
Normal eye - Anterior chamber (a): Located between hyperechoic cornea anteriorly and iris posteriorly Lens (L):
Normal eye - Anterior ... Vitreous chamber ... structure deep to the vitreous ... #Ophth #POCUS #Ocular ... #Normal #ALiEM
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... Corneal Abrasion, Anterior ... Uveitis, Hyphema ... Dislocation, Retinal Detachment
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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occlusive disease (anterior ... Ocular causes - ... closure glaucoma), anterior ... chamber hemorrhage ... , vitreous floaters
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red ... chambers Anatomic ... -> crowding of ocular ... chamber -> Increased ... sparring) • Loss of vision
Scleritis - Scleritis is a rare but emergent cause of a red eye.  It is
emergent cause of a red ... -Anterior scleritis ... most treatable), nodular ... associated with retinal detachment ... glaucoma, and vision