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Unilateral or bilateral exophthal-

 

Thyroid diagnostic studies by

 

mos may be present.

 

endocrinologist are indicated.

 

Characteristic eyelid signs (see

 

 

 

Table 15.3).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient suddenly experiences

Late strabismus with normal

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

diplopia vision (often at the age

sensory development.

 

 

of two to six).

 

 

 

Patient closes one eye to

 

 

 

suppress diplopia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scarring limits ocular motility.

Pterygium.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

Diplopia in temporal gaze.

 

 

 

Pterygium clearly visible with

 

 

 

the unaided eye.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monocular

Gray to white pupillary reflex.

Cataract (multiple focal points in a

Slit-lamp examination. Diagnosis is

 

Gradual loss of visual acuity.

single lens).

unequivocal where the opacity is

 

Increased glare.

 

visible under retroillumination.

 

 

 

 

 

Alternating diplopia (dislocated

Dislocation or subluxation of the

Unequivocal diagnosis. Equator of

 

lens changes its position in the eye

lens.

the lens is visible in the plane of

 

and may fall back into place in the

 

the pupil under retroillumination.

 

plane of the pupil when the patient

 

 

 

bends forward).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History of trauma (avulsion of

“Double” pupil due to an iris

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

the root of the iris).

defect (avulsion of the root of the

 

 

Congenital or traumatic aniridia.

iris or aniridia).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conical or hemispherical protru-

Keratoconus or keratoglobus.

Unequivocal diagnosis. Condition

 

sion deformation of the cornea.

Diplopia results from multiple

may be visible with the unaided

 

 

focal points of the deformed cor-

eye or verified by standard keratos-

 

 

nea.

copy or videokeratoscopy.

 

 

 

 

533 Symptoms Cardinal 19

Cardinal

Possible associated symptoms

Tentative diagnosis (probable

Further diagnostic work-up

symptoms

and findings

underlying clinical picture)

 

 

 

 

 

Enophthalmos (eye recedes into orbit)

History of trauma (signs of ocu-

Fracture of the floor of the orbit.

Obtain radiographs.

lar contusion).

 

In difficult cases, CT is indicated

Diplopia.

 

for precise localization of the

Eyelid swelling.

 

fracture.

Limited ocular motility in eleva-

 

 

tion and depression.

 

 

 

 

 

Triad of ptosis, miosis, enophthal-

Horner’s syndrome.

Neurologic examination.

mos (unilateral findings).

 

 

 

 

 

Blind eye.

Ocular atrophy with shrinkage of

Unequivocal diagnosis.

Phthisis (shrinkage of the eye-

the globe.

 

ball).

 

 

Pseudoenophthalmos (severe trauma, surgery, or retinal detachment) and chronic inflammation (uveitis or retinitis).

Loss of orbital fatty tissue in

Senile sunken eye.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

advanced age (eyes recede into

 

 

the orbit).

 

 

Always bilateral

 

 

Exophthalmos

(projecting eye)

Associated hyperthyreosis (in

Graves’ disease.

Ultrasound and/or CT is indi-

60% of all cases).

 

cated to determine whether

Often in association with

 

muscles are thickened.

diplopia.

 

Thyroid diagnostic studies by

Often in association with kerato-

 

endocrinologist are indicated.

conjunctivitis sicca.

 

 

 

 

 

Symptoms Cardinal 19 534

Metamorphopsia.

Retrobulbar tumor (exophthalmos

CT scan.

Retinal impression folds are vis-

due to posterior pressure on the

 

ible under ophthalmoscopy.

globe).

 

 

 

 

History of trauma.

Orbital bleeding.

Radiographs to exclude injury of

Eyelid hematoma (black eye).

 

the bony structures of the orbit.

Eyelid swelling.

 

 

 

 

 

Pseudoexophthalmos due to

Severe myopia.

Refraction testing.

long globe.

 

 

Occasionally unilateral.

 

 

Difference in refraction (ani-

 

 

sometropia).

 

 

Poor distance vision; good near

 

 

vision.

 

 

 

 

 

Pain during eye motion.

Ocular myositis.

Ultrasound scan of the muscles.

Diplopia.

 

 

Reddening and swelling of the

 

 

eyelid and conjunctiva.

 

 

Patients are often children.

Orbital cellulitis.

Severe swelling of the eyelid and conjunctiva.

Severe malaise.

Affected eye is often immobile (“cemented” globe).

Risk of blindness (optic nerve atrophy).

Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a life-threatening sequela.

Consult ENT specialist: Orbital cellulitis originates in the paranasal sinuses in 60% of all cases, and in 84% of all cases in children.

Other developmental anomalies

Craniosynostosis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

may accompany exophthalmos,

 

 

which in these cases is usually

 

 

bilateral.

 

 

 

 

 

535 Symptoms Cardinal 19

Cardinal

Possible associated symptoms

Tentative diagnosis (probable

Further diagnostic work-up

symptoms

and findings

underlying clinical picture)

 

 

 

 

 

Hypopyon

Deep eye pain that hardly

Acute endophthalmitis.

 

responds to analgesics at all.

 

 

Reddening and swelling of the

 

 

eyelids and conjunctiva.

 

 

Acutely decreased visual acuity.

 

 

Prior intraocular surgery, pene-

 

 

trating injury, or corneal ulcera-

 

 

tion.

 

Risk of blindness within hours.

Microbiological diagnostic studies.

 

Reddening of the conjunctiva.

Serpiginous corneal ulcer.

Rapid progression of the ulcer

 

Corneal ulcer.

 

can threaten the eye.

 

Eyelid swelling.

 

Microbiological diagnostic stud-

 

Pain.

 

 

 

ies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No ocular pain.

Sterile hypopyon.

Diagnostic studies for uveitis.

 

Iritis or iridocyclitis.

 

Systemic, immunologic, and

 

 

 

rheumatologic examinations are

 

 

 

required.

Headache

 

 

 

Unilaterally red, hard eye.

Glaucoma attack.

Risk of blindness.

 

Pupil fixed and dilated.

 

Measure intraocular pressure

 

Corneal opacification.

 

 

 

immediately.

 

Severe pain.

 

 

 

 

 

Frequent vomiting.

 

 

Sudden unilateral loss of visual acuity.

Patients are usually over 60.

Headache pain in temples.

AION: anterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to arthritis.

Giant cell arthritis in temporal arteritis.

Risk of blindness.

Circular or segmental swelling of the optic disk will be visible upon ophthalmoscopy.

Symptoms Cardinal 19 536

Temporal artery tender to palpation.

Pain when chewing, weight loss.

Poor overall health.

Myalgia.

Stiff neck.

Arterial biopsy and histologic examination are indicated.

Determine erythrocyte sedimentation rate and level of C- reactive protein (precipitous drops occur in temporal arteritis).

Poor vision.

Asthenopic symptoms.

Test visual acuity.

Eyeglasses or change of eyeglass prescription needed.

Rapid fatigue (for example when reading).

Burning sensation.

Flashes of light

Often in older patients.

Posterior vitreous detachment.

Essentially harmless age-related

 

Flashes of light and shadows

 

disorder.

 

seen when moving the eyes,

 

Examine fundus to exclude reti-

 

even in the dark.

 

nal defect.

 

Floaters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient sees shadows (a “wall”

Retinal detachment.

Risk of blindness.

 

from below or a “curtain” from

 

 

 

 

 

above).

 

Ophthalmoscopy.

 

 

 

 

 

Often without any other symp-

Retinal tear.

Risk of retinal detachment.

 

toms.

 

 

 

Ophthalmoscopy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Often encountered in patients with

Retinitis.

Consult internist for diagnosis of

 

consumptive systemic disorders

 

cause.

 

such as AIDS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

537 Symptoms Cardinal 19

Cardinal

Possible associated symptoms

Tentative diagnosis (probable

Further diagnostic work-up

symptoms

and findings

underlying clinical picture)

 

 

 

 

 

Eyelid swelling

Inflammatory:

Clear vesicles on the eyelids.

Herpes simplex virus infection.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

Eyelid swelling.

 

 

Inflammatory ptosis.

 

 

 

 

 

Painful pressure point on the

Hordeolum.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

eyelid.

 

 

Circumscribed swelling and reddening of the eyelid.

Often severe pulsating pain.

Spot of yellow pus.

Pseudoptosis.

Sting is often visible.

Insect sting.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

Clear swelling.

 

 

Unilateral.

 

 

Itching.

 

 

 

 

 

Red eye.

Conjunctivitis.

Microbiological diagnostic studies.

Often few symptoms.

Sticky eyelids in the morning.

Purulent or watery discharge.

Large, hard swelling and reddenEyelid abscess.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

ing with edema are often pres-

 

ent.

 

Pain.

 

Ptosis.

 

 

 

Symptoms Cardinal 19 538

Severe pain.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

Refer patient to dermatologist.

Bleeding vesicles.

Pattern of lesions follows trigeminal nerve.

Noninflammatory

Painless, circumscribed swelling

Chalazion.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

of the eyelid.

 

 

 

No reddening.

 

 

 

Hard palpable nodules on the

 

 

 

eyelid.

 

 

 

Pseudoptosis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occurs in older patients (elderly

Cutis laxa senilis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

skin).

Blepharochalasis.

 

 

Limp, drooping eyelid.

 

 

 

Drooping eyebrows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-shaped upper eyelid.

Eyelid tumor.

Biopsy.

 

No reddening.

Lacrimal gland tumor.

 

 

Palpable mass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No other ocular symptoms.

Systemic cause (heart, kidney, or

Refer patient to internist.

 

 

thyroid disorder).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellowish mobile prolapsed fat

Orbital fat hernia.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

under the eyelids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enophthalmos.

Fracture of the floor of the orbit.

Obtain radiographs.

 

History of trauma (ocular con-

 

In difficult cases, CT is indicated

 

tusion).

 

for precise localization of the

 

Diplopia may be present.

 

fracture.

 

 

 

 

539 Symptoms Cardinal 19

Cardinal

Possible associated symptoms

Tentative diagnosis (probable

Further diagnostic work-up

symptoms

and findings

underlying clinical picture)

 

 

 

 

 

Pseudoptosis

Ptosis

Common:

In older patients.

Cutis laxa senilis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

Limp eyelid skin.

Blepharochalasis.

 

Drooping eyelids.

 

 

 

 

 

History of trauma (signs of ocu-

Fracture of the floor of the orbit.

Obtain radiographs.

lar contusion).

 

In difficult cases, CT is indicated

Diplopia may be present.

 

for precise localization of the

Eyelid swelling.

 

fracture.

Enophthalmos.

 

 

 

 

 

Pseudoenophthalmos.

Phthisis (shrinkage of the eyeball).

Unequivocal diagnosis.

Often secondary to severe

 

 

trauma, surgery, or chronic

 

 

inflammation (uveitis or

 

 

retinitis).

 

 

Blind eye.

 

 

 

 

 

Palpable, immobile swelling.

Eyelid tumors.

Biopsy.

 

 

 

History of trauma or older patient.

Tear in the levator palpebrae.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

 

 

Secondary to intraocular surgery.

Elongation of the levator palpe-

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

brae.

 

 

 

 

Usually bilateral; present at birth.

Congenital ptosis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

 

 

Symptoms Cardinal 19 540

Rare:

Paralysis of one of all extraocular

Chronic progressive external oph-

Refer patient to neurologist.

 

muscles.

thalmoplegia.

 

 

 

 

 

Pupillary

dysfunction

Miosis:

Eyelid swelling.

Corneal erosion.

Examine cornea.

Pain.

Corneal foreign body.

Fully evert the eyelids where

Foreign-body sensation.

Subtarsal corneal foreign body.

subtarsal foreign body is sus-

Blepharospasm.

 

pected.

 

 

Apply fluorescein dye to eval-

 

 

uate cornea where corneal ero-

 

 

sion is suspected.

 

 

 

Secondary to application of anti-

For drug side effects.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

glaucoma medications containing

 

 

guanethidine.

 

 

 

 

 

Triad of ptosis, miosis, and enoph-

Horner’s syndrome.

Refer patient to neurologist.

thalmos.

 

 

 

 

 

Severity of ptosis can vary from day

Myasthenia gravis.

Refer patient to neurologist.

to day.

 

 

 

 

 

Accompanied by dilated pupil and

Oculomotor nerve palsy.

Refer patient to neurologist.

diplopia.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary to application of pilo-

Drug-induced miosis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

carpine.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary to use of morphine.

Toxic miosis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

 

 

Accompanied by ptosis and enoph-

Horner’s syndrome.

Refer patient to neurologist.

thalmos.

 

 

 

 

 

Accompanied by iritis or irido-

Reactive miosis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

cyclitis.

 

 

Red eye.

 

 

Pain.

 

 

 

 

 

541 Symptoms Cardinal 19

Cardinal

Possible associated symptoms

Tentative diagnosis (probable

Further diagnostic work-up

symptoms

and findings

underlying clinical picture)

 

 

 

 

 

Pupillary

dysfunction

Mydriasis:

Rings around light sources

Red eye

Secondary to administration of

Drug-induced mydriasis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

atropine or mydriatics.

 

 

 

 

 

Ischemic.

Lesion of the optic nerve or optic

Refer patient to neurologist.

Tumor.

tract.

 

History of trauma.

 

 

 

 

 

Pupil does not respond to light.

Following sudden blindness.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

 

 

 

Gradual progressive loss of

Cataract.

Slit-lamp examination. Diagnosis is

visual acuity.

 

unequivocal where the opacity is

Increased glare.

 

visible under retroillumination.

Grayish white pupillary reflex.

 

 

 

 

 

Corneal edema.

Increased intraocular pressure.

Measure intraocular pressure.

 

 

 

Conjunctival injection.

Conjunctivitis.

Obtain smear for microbiological

Full visual acuity.

 

examination.

Purulent or watery discharge.

Swelling of the eyelid and conjunctiva.

Sticky eyelids in the morning.

Combined injection.

Scleritis and/or episcleritis.

Unequivocal diagnosis.

Reduced visual acuity.

Intraocular structures obscured.

Pain.

Symptoms Cardinal 19 542