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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.

Coloboma associated with a systemic syndrome.

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…

A patient with acquired corneal subepithelial hypertrophy (ACSH) following history of penetrating keratoplasty. Slit lamp photo of the right eye is most notable for a temporal area of white, crescent-shaped, elevated corneal opacity.

Keratoacanthoma

A pediatric patient with leukemic infiltrate of the optic nerve in both eyes.

Leukemic Optic Neuropathy Leukemic optic neuropathy is a rare entity that is characterized as optic nerve dysfunction resulting from direct infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes. It is an indicator of central nervous system involvement, and it is a neuro-ophthalmic and oncologic emergency that warr…

Intraosseous Hemangioma An otherwise healthy patient presented to the Emergency Room for evaluation of a left orbital rim lesion, found incidentally by an eyebrow technician. On exam, there was a firm bony mass along the superior orbital rim. Eye exam was otherwise unremarkable. CT scan of the orbi…

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…

Hydrolyzed MIRAgel Scleral Buckle A patient presented with one year of gradually worsening left eye pain and binocular diplopia. He had a history of remote retinal detachment repair in 1988 and prostate cancer in 2019 s/p radiation therapy in remission. In the left eye, he had limitations to gaze i…

XLIII Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology (CURSO) – VIRTUAL EDITION Bascom Palmer Eye Institute's XLII Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology - Virtual Edition, is designed for practicing ophthalmologists across the globe, to provide maximum emphasis on practical approaches t…