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Primary Congenital Glaucoma We present two cases of patients with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) and buphthalmos who underwent cataract surgery and Glaucoma Drainage Implant (GDI). The first case is a young adult, VA 20/60 in the right eye and hand movements (struggle) in the left eye. Intraocul…

Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma A 73-year-old Hispanic female presented to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute emergency room on June 06, 2019 with complaints of decreased vision and intermittent pain in the left eye. The patient has no past medical and a history of hyperopia both eyes. Humphrey visual fiel…

Postoperative Endophthalmitis An elderly patient with past medical history of quiescent birdshot chorioretinopathy on immunosuppressive therapy underwent uneventful cataract surgery in the right eye followed by intracameral injection of moxifloxacin at the end of the case. On postoperative day 4, t…

Post-transplant Interface Infectious Keratitis A patient with past ocular history of pseudoexfoliation syndrome, left eye Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) and left eye scleral fixated intraocular lens after complicated left eye cataract surgery presented to the emergency room …

Post-Ruptured Globe Associated Retinal Detachment A 75-year-old-man presented to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute for a second opinion following a mechanical fall with trauma sustained to the right eye, resulting in a ruptured globe one month prior. Examination revealed 20/LP vision, no APD, normal IOP,…

Post-Refractive Corneal Haze A patient presented to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute with bilateral anterior stromal corneal haze after photorefractive keratectomy for high myopia in both eyes 5 years ago. His vision was 20/200 in both eyes, in the setting of significant irregular astigmatism induce…

Post RK Hyperopia A patient with a history of 16-cut radial keratotomy presented with significant hyperopia, an epiretinal membrane, and cataract in the right eye. Corneal topography was notable for significant central flattening and irregular astigmatism in both eyes. He underwent cataract surgery…

Posner-Schlossman Syndrome/Glaucomatocyclitic Crisis A patient presented with decreased vision in the left eye after being struck in the eye by a cabinet. The patient stated that he was struck in the eye 1 month prior to presentation, but only experienced decreased vision start 1 week prior. Upon p…

Posner-Schlossman Syndrome Due to CMV Virus A 31-year-old woman with recurrent intraocular pressure spikes despite acyclovir therapy was found to have PCR-confirmed CMV anterior uveitis consistent with one of the presumptive etiologies of Posner-Schlossman. She was started on oral valganciclovir an…

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV) A patient diagnosed with neovascular AMD in the left eye was referred to retina clinic at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute because of poor answer to monthly Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab intra vitreal injections. VA was 20/200 in the left eye. OCT showed intra retin…

Fundus photo with a nasal peripapillary sub retinal vascular complex surrounded by exudation. OCT with pigment epithelial detachment and associated sub-retinal fluid. ICG angiography makes the diagnosis clear with a hypercyanescent polyp in the choroid.

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy This is a case of a patient with 3 years of blurry vision. He was diagnosed with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy by an outside physician and was receiving monthly aflibercept injections with documented worsening of vision and appearance on OCT. ICG was repeated o…

POEMS Syndrome A patient presented for evaluation of grade 4 optic disc swelling in both eyes. The patient has a history of polyneuropathy both sensory and motor involving the upper limbs more than lower limbs consistent with a diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) a…

Pleomorphic Adenoma A patient with a past ocular history of presumed thyroid eye disease presented with left eye discomfort and left upper eyelid swelling for two days. She endorsed double vision but denied any blurry vision. Her exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/20 in the right eye and 20/2…

Phacomorphic Glaucoma A patient with a history of chronic angle closure glaucoma (ACG) referred by local ophthalmologist to ED for evaluation. Patient had previously undergone a laser iridotomy in both eyes and had a history of chronic angle closure glaucoma. The intraocular pressure (IOP) was been…