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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
Differential Diagnosis ... edema • Lens dislocation ... vein occlusions ... vein occlusions ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, monocular loss of vision 
 • "Blood and
Central Retinal Vein ... Occlusion (CRVO ... monocular loss of vision ... #CRVO #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Fundoscopy
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Occlusion (CRVO ... of vision loss ... retinopathy) #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... #Occlusion #CRVO
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Painless: Lens Dislocation ... Central Retinal Vein ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Retinal artery or vein ... occlusion, Lens ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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loss - Differential ... - Small artery occlusive ... vasculitis) Retinal vein ... occlusion - Associated ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Diagnosis Portal ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Schistosomiasis • Veno-occlusive ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein ... post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diplopia - Double Vision ... Clinical Pearls ... of exclusion. ... Cataract/Lens Dislocation ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... retinal artery occlusion ... Central retinal vein ... occlusion Conjunctiva ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology