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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
- Differential Diagnosis ... Painless: Lens Dislocation ... Central Retinal Artery ... Occlusion, Central ... #causes #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 • Pale retina
Central Retinal Artery ... Occlusion (CRAO ... ) Clinical: • ... #CRAO #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Fundoscopy
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage, Retinal artery ... or vein occlusion ... , Lens dislocation ... #causes #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Occlusion (CRAO ... Causes: - Carotid ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy #Central ... #Occlusion #CRAO
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Algorithm Clinical ... of exclusion. ... Cataract/Lens Dislocation ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... altitudinal defect • Fundoscopy ... Clinical manifestations ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm