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Adult Onset Xanthogranuloma A 48-year-old male presented with intermittent bilateral eyelid swelling for 5 years and progressively enlarging well-demarcated yellow eyelid lesions. On exam, patient had chemosis, and reduced up gaze in the right eye, prompting orbital imaging with MRI which demonstra…

Traumatic anterior dislocation of crystalline lens with Descemet’s folds in the cornea. The patient was treated with lensectomy and vitrectomy. Due to the high myopia, there was no need for secondary intraocular lens or contact lens. The final vision uncorrected visual acuity was 20/30 aphakic.

Pythium Insidiosum Keratitis An 83-year-old otherwise healthy female was referred to the BPEI ER for a progressive corneal ulcer. Exam in the left eye was notable for hand motions vision, normal IOP, and severe corneal ulcer associated with hypopyon and scleral extension. B-scan ultrasonography of …

Glaucoma Associated with Sturge Weber A 4-week-old male was brought in by his mother for evaluation of elevated pressures in the left eye. Exam was revealing for a port wine birth mark in the V1 and V2 distribution on the left. Patient demonstrated an IOP of 32 in the left eye, with marked corneal …

Proliferative Sickle Retinopathy A 3-year-old female was referred to BPEI for treatment of congenital cataracts. After bilateral lensectomy and vitrectomy, the patient was noted to have elevated intraocular pressure. She underwent placement of BGI and was incidentally found to have vitreous hemorrh…

Steroid-Induced Glaucoma A 32-year-old female presented to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute complaining of an inferior field defect in her left eye. Examination revealed 20/20 vision with correction, an APD, normal IOP, PCIOL, and optic nerve pallor and cupping of the left eye. Right eye exam was WNL. H…

Fundus photo with peripheral hyperpigmentation and bone spicules. Angiogram demonstrating peripheral atrophy and mild vessel leakage. OCT with cystoid macula edema.

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension A 39-year-old male presented to the BPEI ER with blurry vision in his right eye for 2 weeks. Examination revealed CF OD, 20/60 OS vision, right APD, and bilateral disc edema. OCT showed diffusely elevated RNFL thickness and HVF 30-2 was not able to be performed …

Cataracts and Radial Keratotomy A 69-year-old male presented to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute for glare and blurry vision in both eyes. Exam revealed 20/70 vision in right eye and 20/60 in left eye. Patient had 8 RK incision in both eyes and 2+ NS in both eyes. Patient's preoperative evaluation inclu…

Scleral-Invasive Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia An 83-year-old male with history of skin cancer and tobacco use was referred to BPEI for evaluation of a subconjunctival mass which was previously biopsied. On presentation, a large firm subconjunctival mass with prominent feeder vessels was seen. …

Coats' Disease with Secondary Pseudoangiomatous Acquired Retinal Gliosis A healthy 6-year-old female was referred after she failed her school vision screening in the right eye. Exam revealed a visual acuity of count fingers (CF) at 1 foot in the right eye. Slit lamp examination was unremarkable. Fu…

Full Thickness Macular Hole A 68-year-old female presented with blurry vision OD. Reported seeing black spots that became yellow with a halo and cloudy central vision. VA: 20/50 OD and 20/20 OS. DFE was significant for a small round defect in the fovea OD. Imaging work up: significant for OCT showi…

Orbital Cellulitis, Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, Pyomyositis of Extraocular Muscle, Bacteremia A 17-year-old female with no significant PMH presented to the BPEI Emergency Room with a red, swollen left eye for two days in the setting of recent lower lid lesion that the patient believed was a chalazi…

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…

Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium A 19-month-old girl with an unremarkable prenatal and infantile history presented with esotropia of the left eye and was found to have a vascularized mass concerning for retinoblastoma. Examination under anesthesia revealed a charcoal …

Retinal Cavernous Hemangioma with Vitreous Hemorrhage A five-week-old full-term male with a history of seizures and birth trauma underwent ophthalmology screening. Initial eye examination revealed vitreous hemorrhage. Subsequent examination under anesthesia with multi-modal imaging revealed vitreou…