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Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Edema - Lens: Cataracts ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... Corneal Abrasion, Anterior ... Diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
Blurry vision in ... with HIV/AIDS Anterior ... retinitis* • Acute ... retinal necrosis ... #Posterior #Differential
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 ... Anterior Chamber ... Uveitis Lens: • Cataracts ... • Migraine • Acute ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... • Acute-onset ... specks in the vision ... • Myopia • Cataract ... Diagnosis #Ocular #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Uveitis - Differential ... uveitis • Posterior-choroid ... vitreous humor, and retina ... Lymphoma Pearl: Acute ... Diagnosis #Causes #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... like the sclera, anterior ... and posterior chambers ... Complete vision ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Seizures • Vision ... may precede the neurologic ... on MRA/CTA • Anterior ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
intensity at onset, posterior ... or at work) - acute ... glaucoma: unilateral anterior ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... pathways occur at the retina ... headache: - Acute ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #Neurology