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Algorithm for diagnosing the cause of eye pain.

#Diagnosis #Ophthalmology #Eye #Ocular #Pain #Differential #Algorithm
Algorithm for diagnosing ... the cause of eye ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Eye #Ocular #Pain
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diplopia - Double ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Examine both eyes ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... of Diplopia TIER ... EMERGENT: Vertebral dissection ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
down) with same direction ... rotating in the same direction ... commonly parasellar masses ... Seesaw #nystagmus #ophthalmology ... #ocular #PhysicalExam
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Red Flags: • Diplopia ... • Fevers • Eye ... Unilateral #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Orbital Cellulitis Ocular ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
Hemorrhage on Ocular ... think intrinsic eye ... hemorrhage/detachment diagnosis ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Ophthalmology
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
Strabismus - Ocular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... unchanged with direction ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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- Differential Diagnosis ... atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection ... changes in gaze/eye ... Ocular causes - ... #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... can be caused by ... Episcleritis Ocular ... #ocular #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology