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Unilateral or bilateral exophthal- |
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Thyroid diagnostic studies by |
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mos may be present. |
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endocrinologist are indicated. |
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Characteristic eyelid signs (see |
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Table 15.3). |
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Patient suddenly experiences |
Late strabismus with normal |
Unequivocal diagnosis. |
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diplopia vision (often at the age |
sensory development. |
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of two to six). |
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Patient closes one eye to |
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suppress diplopia. |
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Scarring limits ocular motility. |
Pterygium. |
Unequivocal diagnosis. |
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Diplopia in temporal gaze. |
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Pterygium clearly visible with |
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the unaided eye. |
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Monocular |
Gray to white pupillary reflex. |
Cataract (multiple focal points in a |
Slit-lamp examination. Diagnosis is |
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Gradual loss of visual acuity. |
single lens). |
unequivocal where the opacity is |
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Increased glare. |
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visible under retroillumination. |
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Alternating diplopia (dislocated |
Dislocation or subluxation of the |
Unequivocal diagnosis. Equator of |
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lens changes its position in the eye |
lens. |
the lens is visible in the plane of |
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and may fall back into place in the |
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the pupil under retroillumination. |
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plane of the pupil when the patient |
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bends forward). |
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History of trauma (avulsion of |
“Double” pupil due to an iris |
Unequivocal diagnosis. |
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the root of the iris). |
defect (avulsion of the root of the |
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Congenital or traumatic aniridia. |
iris or aniridia). |
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Conical or hemispherical protru- |
Keratoconus or keratoglobus. |
Unequivocal diagnosis. Condition |
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sion deformation of the cornea. |
Diplopia results from multiple |
may be visible with the unaided |
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focal points of the deformed cor- |
eye or verified by standard keratos- |
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nea. |
copy or videokeratoscopy. |
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