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IRVAN Syndrome An adult patient presented to the Uveitis clinic for evaluation after developing visual deficits in the right eye. He was previously diagnosed with multiple branch retinal artery and vein occlusions in both eyes concerning for an occlusive retinal vasculitis. On examination he was fo…

Susac Syndrome A patient with a history of a central retinal artery occlusion presented with acute vision loss in his right eye and was found to have a branch retinal artery occlusion. A fluorescein angiogram showed retinal vasculitis of both eyes and the patient was diagnosed with Susac Syndrome. …

Pseudoangiomatous Retinal Gliosis (PARG) A patient with known history of a chronic inferior rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) of the left eye (OS) presented to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI) emergency department (ED) complaining of new floaters OS. On examination the patient had a visu…

Figure 1: Fundus photography of patient treated with Iodine plaque, PPV and endolaser due to Pseudoangiomatous retinal glisois that caused a retinal detachment. Figure 2: Bscan of same patient as figure 1 before surgery.

Ocular Sarcoidosis A patient with no past ocular history presented with right eye blurry vision for the past 4 months secondary to non-clearing vitreous hemorrhage. The exam was notable for visual acuity hand motion in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intra-ocular pressure was 17 and 17 mmH…

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum A patient with no past ocular history presented to the emergency department complaining of decreased vision in both eyes for 3-4 days. Exam was notable for a visual acuity of 20/25 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intraocular pressures were 12 and 12. External ex…

A patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum presented with decreased vision in both eyes. Initial fundus exam revealed angioid streaks, peripapillary atrophy, comet lesions, and a peau d'orange fundus appearance in both eyes. The patient was lost to follow-up and presented 3 years later with a choroida…

Acute Retinal Necrosis A monocular patient with no past ocular history in the left eye presented with several days of decreased vision in the left eye. On examination he was found to have panuveitis, and there was concern for necrotizing retinitis. He was treated empirically for presumed acute reti…

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy We present the case of a patient with decreased vision in the right eye. The patient immigrated to the United States in 2015, and discovered his decreased vision during an eye exam for a driver’s license. He was diagnosed with Wet AMD and had received 5-6 doses of…

Age-Related Macular Degeneration We present an elderly patient with new onset visual distortions in the right eye. Vision is 20/30 OD, 20/20 OS. She is diagnosed with exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in the right eye and non-exudative AMD in the left eye. Swept Source OCT Angiograph…

CMV Retinitis, Right Eye A patient with no past ocular history presented with right eye pain, redness, photophobia, decreased vision for a week. His exam was notable for visual acuity 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intra-ocular pressure was 20 and 17 mmHg. The slit-lamp exam was …

Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy A patient with no family history of retinal disease presented to the Bascom Palmer emergency room with 4 days of floaters in her right eye. Her VA was 20/30 and her intraocular pressure was normal. She was found to have vitreous hemorrha…

Tuberculous Serpiginous-like Choroiditis A patient with a past ocular history of cataract extraction and YAG capsulotomy presented with chronic blurry vision, photopsia, and floaters in both eyes of 1 year duration. He had been prescribed topical steroids for cystoid macular edema in the left eye a…

Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy A patient presented with one week of blurred vision. He noted a concomitant headache and cold symptoms as well. He had a history of IV drug use 10 days prior. His visual acuity was 20/100 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Examinati…

Fundus photo demonstrating confluent creamy yellow-white lesions representing acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy.