Available Courses

Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type II

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): David Wade Redick, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Rahul Singh Tonk, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Redick, Tonk
Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type II A patient presented to the Bascom Palmer Cornea Clinic with progressively blurry vision in both eyes as well as worsening pain and irritation in both eyes. She had a family history of corneal problems. Her visual acuity was 20/100 in the right eye and 5/200 in the…

Granular Corneal Dystrophy

Type: Ophthalmic Images
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Original Contributor(s): Benjamin R. Lin, MD; Angela Y. Zhu, MD, MBA
Presenter/Faculty: Lin, Zhu

Case of granular dystrophy treated with penetrating keratoplasty.

Gonococcal Preseptal Cellulitis, Gonococcal Conjunctivitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
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Presenter(s): Lily Zhang, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Andrew J. Rong, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Rong, Zhang
Gonococcal Preseptal Cellulitis, Gonococcal Conjunctivitis A 21-year-old female presented to the hospital with 5 days of right eye redness, swelling, discharge and pain. Exam revealed VA OD 20/70, painful EOM and severe conjunctival chemosis and discharge, and eyelid swelling. CT scan revealed righ…

Fungal Keratitis Post Penetrating Keratoplasty

Type: Ophthalmic Images
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Original Contributor(s): Daniel S. Choi, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD; Sarah P. Read, MD, PhD
Presenter/Faculty: Choi, Patel, Read

Post penetrating keratoplasty for candida keratitis, this patient developed another foci of infection within the graft tissue. Stromal vascularization and edema can be seen indication failure of the graft.

Fungal Keratitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
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Presenter(s): Ann V. Quan, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Rahul Singh Tonk, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Quan, Singh Tonk
Fungal Keratitis A 59-year-old female presented to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute emergency room with a 7-day history of a red and painful eye, and loss of vision. The right eye exam demonstrated HM vision with a diffuse limbal-to-limbal cornea ulcer within a previous penetrating keratoplasty graf…

Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy

Type: Online Grand Rounds
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Presenter(s): Stephanie P. Chen, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Chen
Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy A patient presents for cataract surgery evaluation with bilateral guttata and specular microscopy consistent with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy. Preoperative vision was 20/40 in the right eye with pachymetry of 595. Cataract surgery was uncomplicated, however postoperative…

FLACS - AK Associated Infectious Keratitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Leonid Zlotcavitch, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Terrence P. O'Brien, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, O'Brien, Zlotcavitch
FLACS - AK Associated Infectious Keratitis A 62-year-old female 6 weeks after FLACS - AK presented to BPEI- ED for ocular irritation, decreased vision, and photophobia. Her examination disclosed vision = 20/30, focal conjunctival hyperemia and a corneal stromal infiltrate located beneath a mid-peri…

Euphorbia Keratitis From Milkweed Exposure

Type: Ophthalmic Images
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Original Contributor(s): Audina M. Berrocal, MD; William W. Culbertson, IV, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Berrocal, Culbertson, Patel

The patient presented with corneal edema and descemet's folds. The patient noted that she was gardening, and the offending contact was likely euphorbia cyparissias plant sap.

Erdheim Chester Disease

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Masako Chen, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Chen, Dubovy, Karp
Erdheim Chester Disease A 37-year-old male presented to clinic with bilateral conjunctival lesions for 7 months. Patient has a history of lytic bone lesions, 50-pound weight loss, and fevers. Examination revealed 20/20 vision in both eyes, mobile, discrete conjunctival lesions in bilateral bulbar c…

Epithelial Ingrowth Post LASIK

Type: Ophthalmic Images
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Original Contributor(s): Hasenin Al-khersan, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD; Daniela P. Reyes-Capo, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Al-khersan, Patel, Reyes-Capo

Slit lamp photo post LASIK surgery 2 months prior showing patches of cellular material in the the cornea, worse inferiorly. The anterior segment OCT demonstrates the level of the ingrowth is in the interface of the flap.

Epithelial Downgrowth

Type: Online Grand Rounds
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Presenter(s): Erin Ong, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Dubovy, Karp, Ong
Epithelial Downgrowth A patient with a history of bilateral corneal transplants, glaucoma drainage device, and iris cysts presented with gradually decreasing vision after surgical removal of the cyst and cataract surgery in that eye. The patient was diagnosed with epithelial downgrowth and underwen…

Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Type: Online Grand Rounds
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Presenter(s): Ibrahim Sayed-Ahmed, MD, MS
Faculty Discussant(s): Alfonso L. Sabater, MD, PhD
Presenter/Faculty: Sabater, Sayed-Ahmed
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa A child presented to BPEI in 2013 with symblepharon and limbal stem cell deficiency in both eyes. His visual acuity (VA) was 20/40 in his right eye and 20/80 in the left. He came back one year later in 2014 with an advanced inferior symblepharon, covering the visual…

Crystalline Keratopathy Secondary to Mycobacteria Abscesses in Setting of Pre-Existing Herpetic Keratitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Amar P. Shah, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Ellen Koo, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Koo, Shah
Crystalline Keratopathy Secondary to Mycobacteria Abscesses in Setting of Pre-Existing Herpetic Keratitis A patient with history of herpetic keratitis referred to cornea service with multifocal, white, anterior stromal deposits left eye. Examination revealed 20/20 with inferior and temporal paracen…

COVID-19 Related Conjunctivitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Diana M. Laura, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Zubair Ansari, MD; Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Ansari, Flynn, Laura
COVID-19 Related Conjunctivitis A 33-year-old female presented with 6 days of eye redness and tearing without vision changes. She had no significant past medical history and was not taking any medications. Of note, the patient was a Registered Nurse at University of Miami Hospital. She had multiple…

Cosmetic Iris Implant

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Naomi E. Gutkind, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Elena Bitrian, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Bitrian, Gutkind
Cosmetic Iris Implant A patient presented for bilateral blurred vision and eye pain of 3 days duration. The patient had previously undergone bilateral LASIK and cosmetic iris implantation. He was found to have decreased vision of 20/800 on the right eye and could see the 20/200 E when held at his f…

Corneal Neurotization

Type: Surgical Videos
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Original Contributor(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Elli Park, MD; Andrew J. Rong, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Park, Rong

Corneal Neurotization

Type: Ophthalmic Images
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Original Contributor(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Elli Park, MD; Andrew J. Rong, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Park, Rong
This patient presented with left-sided CN 5, 6, 7, and 8 palsies leading to multiple emergency visits for corneal erosions and infectious corneal ulcers. Prior treatment was with amniotic membrane discs, superficial keratectomy with EDTA, botox tarsorrhaphy, and a surgical ertractor reinsertion wit…

Corneal Graft Endothelial Rejection in Association with COVID-19 Vaccine

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Amar P. Shah, MD, MBA
Faculty Discussant(s): Ellen Koo, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Koo, Shah
Corneal Graft Endothelial Rejection in Association with COVID-19 Vaccine A patient with history of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK) of the right eye (OD) was self-referred to cornea service for progressively decreasing vision. He subsequently underwent uncomplicated Descemet’s membrane endo…

Corneal Decompensation

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Caroline L. Lieux, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Anat Galor, MD, MSPH
Presenter/Faculty: Dubovy, Galor, Lieux
Corneal Decompensation Corneal decompensation in the setting of glaucoma surgery is a complex entity that is poorly understood. Endothelial cell loss occurs from both the glaucoma itself and from the placement of intraocular glaucoma devices. This decline in endothelial cells occurs via direct and …

Cornea

Type: Medical Student Education
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Chris R. Alabiad, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Alabiad

In this module, we will look at:




Corneal Anatomy


Refractive Errors


Dry Eye Syndrome


Corneal Infections


Immune Mediated Corneal Disease



Corneal Ectasias and Degenerations