Differential diagnosis of Chronic Visual Loss:
-toxic optic neuropathy such as methanol -xerophthalmia / vitamin A deficiency -onchocerciasis -Hansen’s disease/ leprosy -trachoma -lens dislocation due to homocystinuria or Marfan Syndrome. -intraorbital tumor -cerebrovascular disease -brain tumor affecting visual pathway -hypertensive retinopathy -sickle cell -severe anemia -radiation -systemic lupus erythematosus -talc / emboli from IV drug use -bitemporal pituitary tumor -chronic uveitis -corneal opacity due to pterygium or scar -glaucoma -diabetic retinopathy -atrophic macular degeneration -cataract -refractive error
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