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The bee stinger seen in the cornea has remained stable for many years and not affected the vision or required removal.

Basal Cell Carcinoma A 73-year-old female presented to clinic with a large ulcerated lesion involving the forehead, glabella, upper eyelids and extending towards the medial canthi bilaterally. The lesion had been present and growing for over 19 years, but the patient was reluctant to seek medical c…

Bartonella Retinitis A patient presented to the emergency department with 2 days of floaters and pain with ocular movements. He endorsed exposure to stray cats and being scratched by a kitten. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. Anterior segment exam was unremarkable and posterior …

Fundus photo with exudates in a stellate pattern surrounding macula. OCT showing the hyperdense exudates in the outerplexiform layer.

Bartonella Neuroretinitis A patient presented with subacute painless decreased vision in the left eye. On examination, she had evidence of stellate macular exudates in the left eye, as well as optic disc edema in the right eye. Imaging including fluorescein angiography and OCT of the macula and ret…

Bartonella Henselae Neuroretinitis and Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion A patient with past ocular history of viral conjunctivitis presented with 2 weeks of decreased vision in the right eye. His exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/80+1 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intraocular pr…

Bartonella Henselae Multifocal Choroiditis A patient with a history of Crohns disease controlled with infliximab presented with 2 weeks left sided blurred vision. He had recently been admitted to the hospital for fever of unknown origin where extensive testing was performed and he was evaluated by …

Bardet-Biedl Syndrome A young adult presented with progressive decrease in the visual acuity of both eyes. Past medical history included idiopathic intracranial hypertension suspect, obesity, learning disabilities, anxiety, polydactyly (status post excision of an extra toe). Family history includes…

Autosomal Recessive RPE65-Deficient Leber Congenital Amaurosis A 17-year-old male with a biallelic RPE65 mutation resulting in autosomal recessive Leber Congenital Amaurosis is referred for evaluation for subretinal gene therapy with voretigene neparvovec-rzyl. Baseline evaluation was remarkable fo…

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…

Aspergillus Keratitis A patient with a history of eye trauma with metallic foreign body presented with pain and blurry vision and was found to have severe Aspergillus infectious keratitis. He continued to progress despite topical, systemic, and intrastromal anti-fungal therapy. He was initially tre…