Acute visual loss
DDx
DDx
DDx
Inflamed eye (red)
- Acute glaucoma
- Uveitis
- Keratitis (corneal ulcer or inflammation), e.g., herpes simplex
- Conjunctivitis (blurry)
Uninflamed eye - Retinal detachment
- Central retinal vein occlusion
- Central retinal artery occlusion
- Vitreous hemorrhage
- Macular degeneration (exudative)
- Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, e.g., temporal (giant cell) arteritis
- Optic neuritis, e.g., multiple sclerosis
- Papilledema
- Hyperglycemia (blurry; subacute)
- Polycythemia vera (blurry; subacute)
- Trauma
- Conversion disorder
- Episodic: amaurosis fugax (TIA), ophthalmic migraine
- Diplopia
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