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Acute Myeloid Leukemia A previously healthy child presented with bilateral periorbital edema, right greater than left proptosis, with generalized facial swelling and copious nasal discharge, not improved on antibiotics. Imaging revealed multiple extraconal soft tissue masses in the orbits bilateral…

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma A patient with past medical history of a previously resected lacrimal gland mass presented to the emergency room with worsening unilateral proptosis and eye pain with persistent new eversion of the upper eyelid for several days. Examination was significant for severe propto…

Adult-Onset Asthma with Periocular Xanthogranuloma A patient with a history of asthma and chronic sinusitis presented with unilateral facial swelling for three years. The facial swelling had gradually worsened over time. On examination, a well demarcated, yellow lesion was present in the right eyel…

Histopathology and radiographic images of rhabdomyosarcoma in a young infant.

Fundus photo of a patient showing a choroidal melanocytic lesion of the macula with subretinal fluid and orange pigment. The patient has a history of metastatic cutaneous melanoma.

Choroidal Metastases from Cutaneous Melanoma A patient with history of cutaneous melanoma presents with worsening vision of the right eye over a period of a few weeks. His exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/40 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye. Intraocular pressure was 18 in both eye…

Choroidal Metastasis A patient presented to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute with blurred vision in the left eye for 5 days. Past medical and ocular history was unremarkable. Past social history was notable for 25 pack-year smoking history. Visual acuity in the right eye was 20/20. Visual acuity in …

Chroroidal Osteoma is a rare benign tumor characterized by the presence of cancellous bone within the peripapillary choroid

Slit lamp photo with white tumor growing into the sulcus inferior temporally. The Ultrasound Biomicroscopy shows a medium density mass in the ciliary body. The patient had known stage 4 lung cancer.

Multimodal imaging of a patient with ciliochoroidal melanoma with extraocular extension associated with sympathetic ophthalmia before and after treatment.

Ciliochoroidal Melanoma with Extraocular Extension Complicated by Sympathetic Ophthalmia A patient presented with a pigmented conjunctival lesion in the right eye of insidious onset and progressive course. She was found to have a ciliochoroidal melanoma with extraocular extension and underwent exci…

A large pigmented nasal growth with vascularization. This case was treated with surgery using a 'no touch technique' excisional biopsy with 4 mm margins and amniotic membrane tissue placement.

Conjunctival Melanoma Two darkly pigmented patients with a diagnosis of conjunctival melanoma by an outside provider are presented here. Case 1 presented with a large jet black conjunctival lesion that was present for nearly 12 years. This lesion was biopsied by an outside provider and interpreted …

Conjunctival melanoma treated with I-125 brachytherapy.

Diffuse Iris Melanoma A patient presented for evaluation of multiple melanocytic lesions of the right iris that were noticed a few months prior. She was found to have a visual acuity of 20/25 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye, with intraocular pressures of 19mmHg in both eyes. Slit lamp ex…

Granular Cell Tumor A patient was referred by an outside ophthalmologist for evaluation. The patient reported having headaches, double vision, and eye bulging for 3 months. Her exam was notable for restricted extraocular movements in her left eye on abduction and adduction. Her slit lamp exam was n…

The patient presented with an enlarging lower eyelid lesion for 2 months. There was irregular pigmentation without ulceration or madarosis. Biopsy confirmed an intradermal nevus.

Invasive Cutaneous Melanoma of the Eyelid A patient presented to clinic for a long-standing history of a left lower eyelid/ cheek lesion with more recent growth. He had a history of multiple previously resected basal cell carcinomas of the face, neck and scalp. Initial examination was notable a lef…

This patient presented with 1 month of left eyelid swelling. MRI showed infiltration in the periorbital soft tissues. Absolute CD4 count was 27 and the diagnosis was made with immunohistochemistry positive for HHV8. The patient was started on HAART therapy, the local lesions were treated with nitro…

Melanocytoma with Vitreous Seeding A patient with 7 years of blurry vision in the right eye presents to clinic for evaluation. He reports no recent acute changes in vision and no precipitating events in the past. He noticed the blurry vision incidentally while driving when he covered his left eye. …