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Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency We report a case of severe unilateral chemical-thermal injury complicated by total limbal stem cell deficiency and symblepharon, treated with Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplantation (SLET) combined with conjunctival autografting (CAG). We used an autologous limbal biops…

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) A patient presented to the emergency room with acute vision loss in the left eye for two weeks. Examination revealed 20/400 vision, crowded nerve with blurred margin, and afferent pupillary defect in the left eye. MRI orbit with and without contrast re…

Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy A patient presented to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute complaining of slowly progressive vision loss in both eyes occurring over several years. Examination revealed 20/25, 20/30 vision, bilateral hyperpigmented mottling in the posterior pole. Fundus autofluorescence sho…

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma A patient with past medical history of a previously resected lacrimal gland mass presented to the emergency room with worsening unilateral proptosis and eye pain with persistent new eversion of the upper eyelid for several days. Examination was significant for severe propto…

Crystalline Keratopathy Secondary to Mycobacteria Abscesses in Setting of Pre-Existing Herpetic Keratitis A patient with history of herpetic keratitis referred to cornea service with multifocal, white, anterior stromal deposits left eye. Examination revealed 20/20 with inferior and temporal paracen…

Cystoid Macular Edema (CME) A patient presents with recent blurry vision OS. VA 20/200 OD and 20/25 OS. Exam significant for macular scar OD and macular edema OS. Imaging workup significant for OCT showing intra-retinal fluid and VMT OS, SS-OCTA OS showed CNV. Patient started on Aflibercept injecti…

Chorioretinitis Sclopetaria This case involves an elderly gentleman presenting after trauma to his right eye by an errant golf ball. He was diagnosed with rupture at an outside hospital, but globe exploration failed to identify the site of rupture. He presented to BPED and was diagnosed with chorio…

Intraorbital Foreign Body Intraorbital foreign bodies most commonly present with an ocular or penetrating injury. However, when the globe is not involved, the presentation of an intraorbital foreign body can be subtle. Here, we present a case of a 21-year-old female with right upper and lower lid s…

Ocular Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma A patient with metastatic cutaneous melanoma to the eye was referred to BPEI glaucoma service for elevated IOP. Examination revealed 20/125 vision and IOP 31 mmHg on multiple glaucoma drops. Gonioscopy revealed a diffuse melanomatous membrane and pigment accumul…

Nasolacrimal Fungal Granuloma A 40-year-old man with a past medical history significant only for hyperthyroidism, and no past ocular history, presented with “several months” of left sided proptosis associated with bloody tears, left eye pain, and unilateral blurry vision. He denied trauma, feve…

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…

Transient Visual Phenomena Associated with High G-Force Maneuvers A 30-year-old male fighter pilot presented with intermittent peripheral vision loss experienced during flight. Initial examination disclosed 20/20 vision in the right and left eye with normal motility, intraocular pressure, and no af…

Conjunctival Amyloidosis A 48-year-old male with no PMH or POH presented to clinic with painless ptosis OD>OS noticed by his wife for several months. Visual acuity was 20/25 in each eye with unremarkable ocular vitals. Large, yellow-pink, fleshy lesions were noted on the superior bulbar conjunct…

Infantile Hemangioma A 17-month-old girl presented with her mother for evaluation of birthmarks that appeared shortly after birth. The patient was born at 38 weeks gestation weighing 7.2 lb. via C-section. Examination disclosed multiple confluent hemangiomas involving the right cheek, upper and low…

Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Prostatic Adenocarcinoma A 77-year-old Caucasian male with a history of locally advanced prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy presented to BPEI for evaluation of a right lower lid lesion present for six weeks that did not improve with conservative trea…

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…

Submacular Hemorrhage An 82-year-old woman presents for follow-up for macular degeneration. Her vision in the right eye at the time of presentation is 20/60. After loss to follow-up due to Covid-19, the patient presents with decreased vision in the right eye secondary to a submacular hemorrhage. He…

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…

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…