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Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Myopia • Cataract ... (posterior vitreous ... #ophthalmology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
ciliary body, vitreous ... , retina and/or ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... Intermediate, Posterior ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Retinal Detachment
 - Posterior vitreous shrinks with advancing age (aka synchysis senilis), pulling on the retina.
Retinal Detachment ... - Posterior vitreous ... pulling on the retina ... - Pulling can cause ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
degeneration - Retina ... Lens Dislocation, Retinal ... Occlusion, Central Retinal ... Optic Neuropathy, Retinal ... #Diagnosis #causes
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Vision Loss • Retinal ... Detachment • Posterior ... • Central Retinal ... Vision Loss • Retinal ... #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
Diagnosis Framework ... Vitreous 9. ... Retina 11. ... Uveitis Lens: • Cataracts ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
 - Most common cause of retinal holes and tears 
 - May lead
Posterior Vitreous ... of retinal holes ... rhegmatoqenous retinal ... #Posterior #Vitreous ... #Diagnosis
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Central Retinal ... macula via the posterior ... edema caused by ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Deprivational - Obstruction of Visual Axis:
 • Ptosis
 •
Amblyopia - Lazy Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Congenital Cataracts ... Hemangioma • Retinal ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
anterior uveitis • Posterior-choroid ... anterior chamber, vitreous ... humor, and retina ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #ophthalmology