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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Edema - Lens: Cataracts ... Nerve / Track: Glaucoma ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... Cerebri, PRES, Metabolic ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... lights are a key symptom ... > Iridocorneal angle ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Cataract: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Increased Age (most common) -> Ultraviolet light, radiation, toxins ->Denaturation and abnormal
Cataract: Pathogenesis ... contact -> Secondary angle ... closure glaucoma ... pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
(Emergent): • Acute ... angle closure glaucoma ... angle closure glaucoma ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Corneal abrasion, Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... side effects, Metabolic ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Uveitis Lens: • Cataracts ... • Migraine • Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... Adie’s pupil • Glaucoma ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Autonomic symptoms ... headache: - Acute ... angle-closure glaucoma ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology