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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
can be caused by ... Common Causes: ... lashes Dangerous Causes ... endophthalmitis • Herpes ophthalmicus ... herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus ... around his left eye ... rash but his left eye ... other potential causes ... Bennett & Bloom Eye
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
artery is the ophthalmic ... which supply the eye ... Causes: - Carotid ... also important cause
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
superior and inferior ophthalmic ... confirmed the dilated ophthalmic ... presentation with left eye ... was also right eye ... The cause of this
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Chemical Eye Injury ... chemical to the eye ... acids implicated OPHTHALMIC ... Acidic injuries cause ... Alkali injuries cause
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Clinical Findings OPHTHALMIC ... present with a red eye ... • Significant cause ... most frequent cause ... Occurs in small eyes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Summary of Causes and Ocular Manifestations
 • Molluscum lesions
 • Eyelid Kaposi
AIDS): Summary of Causes ... Herpes zoster ophthalmicus ... Keratoconiunctivitis sicca (dry eve
Blepharitis is one of the most common disorders of the eye and is often the underlying
disorders of the eye ... underlying reason for eye ... margins and usually causes ... redness of the eyes ... typically in both eyes
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
nystagmus -> eye ... torsion of the eyes ... , eye moving down ... The eyes rotate ... commonly parasellar masses
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... hemorrhage • Dry eyes ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Red #Eye ... Diagnosis #table #causes