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Isolated Spherophakia A patient with ocular hypertension and narrow angle was found to have Isolated Spherophakia. She underwent phacoemulsification with a capsular tension ring and intraocular lens in the bag OS. She then had a pars plana vitrectomy with a scleral fixated lens OD. Post-operatively…

Uveal Effusion Syndrome A patient was referred to the ocular oncology service for evaluation of a suspicious choroidal mass and serous retinal detachment in the right eye. The Snellen visual acuity was 20/80 and intraocular pressures were normal in both eyes. Examination and imaging of the right ey…

Intracanalicular Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma A middle-aged patient with a PMH of breast cancer, migraines, and hyperlipidemia presents to the Bascom Palmer ER with a chief complaint of headache and left eye blurry vision for the past month. Recent work-up outside is remarkable for normal laborato…

Uveal Effusion Syndrome A patient with an ocular history of a retinal detachment (RD) in the left eye (OS) status post repair by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) complicated by suprachoroidal hemorrhage presented with bullous serous RD in the right eye (OD). His initial visual acuity (VA) was hand motio…

Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma to Choroid An elderly patient presented with vision loss in the right eye and self-referred to BPEI for a second opinion. A pigmented, elevated choroidal lesion concerning for malignancy was noted in the right eye with sub retinal fluid extending into the macula. The p…

Orbital Venous Lymphatic Malformation A patient presented to the ER complaining of 2 days of increasing pain and swelling behind the left eye. Of note the patient reported that as a teenager he was previously treated for an orbital tumor. On exam he was found to have massive proptosis, hyperglobus …

UGH Syndrome A patient referred to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute with chronic uveitis after uncomplicated cataract surgery with multifocal lens implantation. She was found to have iris chaffing on UBM and a fixed, dilated pupil. She underwent intraocular lens exchange with implantation of a scler…

Bleb Leak An elderly patient presented to the glaucoma department for follow up examination of her primary open angle glaucoma. Her IOP was above goal and progression was noted on Humphrey visual fields of both eyes. She underwent uncomplicated cataract extraction with intraocular lens implant comb…

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy An 18-year-old male presented to the ER with bilateral decreased vision and eye pain for 10 days. His visual acuity was HM OD, 20/300 OS. He was noted to have disc pallor OD and temporal pallor with slight nasal elevation OS on fundus exam. His MRI showed T2 hyper …

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

Myelinated retinal nerve fiber layer

Circumscribed Choroidal Hemangioma A patient presented with blurry vision OD. VA 20/40 OD and 20/20 OS. DFE significant for elevation along the superior arcade. Imaging workup significant for OCT showing foveal involving serous retinal detachment OD. FA and ICG showed hyperfluoroescent lesion super…

Knobloch Syndrome An infant presented to the eye clinic with nystagmus. The patient underwent examination. Initial eye examination revealed horizontal nystagmus, a midline occipital scalp lesion, hypoplastic macula in both eyes, and high myopia (greater than -15.0 D in both eyes). Given a family hi…

Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy (AZOOR) A 31-year-old male presents with eye redness, foreign body sensation, and blurry vision in both eyes, worse in the right eye. On exam he is found to have follicular conjunctivitis in both eyes with sub epithelial infiltrates on the right cornea. His conj…

Scleral and Subretinal Abscess with Endophthalmitis A patient presented with blurry vision and pain after scleral buckle removal. He had a remote history of retinal detachment with primary scleral buckling. He had persistent inflammation that did not improve with topical steroids or tap and inject …

Cyclodialysis Cleft A patient with no significant PMHx presented to BPEI one day after being hit with a giant rubber band in his left eye. Visual acuity of the left eye was hand motion and IOP was 21 mmHg. Examination revealed a hyphema, vitreous hemorrhage, and shallow choroidal detachments. The p…

This patient presented with low eye pressure post trauma. OCT shows hypotony maculopathy with choroidal folds. Surgery with direct suture pexy was performed. The pressure improved and the maculopathy improved.