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Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... Retinal Detachment: Symptoms ... Ophthalmic: • Posterior ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Ocular #ophthalmology
44M with h/o DM2 and insulin noncompliance presents w R eye visual loss x 3d. What's
Diagnosis: Vitreous ... gain to evaluate posterior ... Clinical #POCUS #Ocular ... #Ophthalmology ... #Blood #WashingMachine
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: Vitreous Hemorrhage. Unlike linear echoes c/w vitreous &
on Ocular POCUS ... What is your diagnosis ... forms a meniscus @ posterior ... aspect of eye) ... clinical #ultrasound #Ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Diagnosis Framework ... , anterior and posterior ... Foreign body • Infectious ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Fusarium Eye Infections - Keratitis and Endophthalmitis
Fungal Keratitis is an infection of the cornea that is
Fusarium Eye Infections ... of the vitreous ... Endophthalmitis #ocular ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Note: Eye exam ... normal: - extra-ocular ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... Distortion/Scarring • Vitreous ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
ciliary body, vitreous ... multiple sclerosis Infectious ... Intermediate, Posterior ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
middle layer of the eye ... anterior uveitis • Posterior-choroid ... anterior chamber, vitreous ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome • Infectious ... #Causes #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red eye ... anterior chambers Anatomic ... -> crowding of ocular ... humour from the posterior ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology