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Cytomegalovirus Anterior Uveitis A patient presented with acute blurry vision, foreign-body sensation, and elevated intraocular pressure in the left eye. On examination, he had evidence of chronic intraocular inflammation including keratic precipitates, He had experienced similar episodes periodica…

Cytomegalovirus Retinitis A patient presented to the BPEI Clinic complaining of floaters in the right eye for ten weeks. Examination revealed a BCVA of 20/25 right eye and 20/20 left eye, mild keratic precipitates, +1 vitritis and a peripheral chorioretinal lesion on fundus exam in his right eye. A…

Immunocompromised patient with HIV and CMV retinitis. The perivascular inflammation and whitening are known as frosted branch angiitis.

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Patient with HIV on treatment with Didanosine. Fundus photos with peripheral, well circumscribed, patchy choroidal atrophy in both eyes.

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…

Fundus photo with multifocal unilateral white dots and central atrophy. On closer inspection a sub retinal nematode is found. Post laser treatment with laser photocoagulation and with many years of follow up there was no progression of the uveitis.

Diffuse Unilateral Subretinal Neuroretinitis A 54-year-old woman from Honduras with a history of T2DM, HTN, OSA presented with 4 months of progressive visual loss in the right eye. She had been seen by many eye care providers and carried the diagnoses of macular degeneration and multifocal choroidi…

Immunocompromised patient with HIV presenting with atypical presentation of viral retinitis.

Dislocated Intraocular Lens A 74-year-old male presented to the BPEI ER with blurred vision in the right eye for 3 days. He underwent cataract surgery in both eyes 9 years prior in Costa Rica. He denied any other prior ocular history or trauma. Exam revealed VA 20/200+1 in the right eye. IOP was wi…

B-scan ultrasound shows a well circumscribed mass inferiorly with focal hyper-densities. This can mimic a tumor, but the patient has a history of trauma and the object in question is a dislocated crystalline lens.

Dorzolamide Induced Choroidal Effusion A patient with POAG of both eyes presented with unilateral decreased vision and flashes to the left eye after starting dorzolamide two days prior. Visual acuity was 20/40 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intraocular pressure was 09 OD and 08 OS. Ant…

Downbeat Nystagmus A patient was referred with double vision and oscillopsia. He reported to have nystagmus and oscillopsia for a few years, and recently mild worsening. He denies head trauma, weakness, numbness, changes in his vision, transient visual loss, or headache. Patient has trouble reading…

Drug Associated Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis and Intraocular Inflammation A 78-year-old male with a known history of exudative age-related macular degeneration in both eyes had been treated with intravitreal aflibercept injections for many years unable to extend past 5 weeks. He was recently treate…

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…

Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure A 59-year-old male presented with blurred vision in both eyes. He was referred to the glaucoma service for evaluation of elevated intraocular pressure. On examination, the patient was observed to have blood in Schlemm’s canal and bilateral intraretinal and subr…

Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure (Idiopathic) An otherwise healthy patient without past ocular history presented with left eye redness and no associated symptoms. Her examination was notable for corrected visual acuity of 20/15 and intraocular pressure of 14 mmHg on no topical treatment in the r…

Elevated Intraocular Pressure After Phakic Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Placement A patient with a history of high myopia and contact lens intolerance underwent uncomplicated placement of phakic posterior chamber intraocular lenses in both eyes. She was started on a postoperative tapering cou…