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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Amir Faramarzi, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Byron L. Lam, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Faramarzi, Lam
Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy A patient came to ED due to subacute decreased vision in his right eye since 1/2023. He had a history of decreased vision in his left eye following phacoemulsification surgery in Oct 2022. BCVA was 20/70 OD and 20/400 OS Past medical history was positive for HTN,…

Endogenous Endophthalmitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Brandon Pham, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD; Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Flynn, Pham, Yannuzzi
Endogenous Endophthalmitis A middle-aged patient presented to the ophthalmology emergency department with 1-day of blurred vision in his left eye. He reported fevers the week prior. Examination of the left eye was remarkable for a subretinal abscess with hemorrhage, vasculitis, and a preretinal hyp…

Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Carolina Mercado, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Karp, Mercado
Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia An elderly patient with a diffuse ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) of the left eye is treated with cycles of Interferon, 5 Fluorouracil and Mitomycin C topical chemotherapy without improvement. Due to high out-of-pocket costs and epiltheliopathy after 7 mon…

Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS)

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Jonathan Yi, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Maura Di Nicola, MD; Jayanth Sridhar, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Di Nicola, Sridhar, Yi
Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS) An otherwise healthy young patient without significant medical or ocular history presents with 3 days of acute-onset decreased vision in the right eye. On presentation, patient’s exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 …

Subepithelial Infiltrates Secondary Due to Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Michael J. Venincasa, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Anat Galor, MD, MSPH
Presenter/Faculty: Galor, Venincasa
Subepithelial Infiltrates Secondary Due to Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis An adult patient presented to the Bascom Palmer Emergency Room with complaint of red eyes and was diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis. He was treated symptomatically and returned with decreased visual acuity and diffuse subepi…

Penetrating Open Globe Injury with Retained Intraocular Foreign Body, Left Eye

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Jonathan D. Tijerina, MD, MA
Discussant(s): Thomas A. Lazzarini, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Lazzarini, Tijerina
Penetrating Open Globe Injury with Retained Intraocular Foreign Body, Left Eye A patient presented with acute decreased vision in the left eye after motor vehicle accident. The patient stated in the accident his car spun out and airbags deployed. Upon presentation, visual acuity was 20/25 in the ri…

Choroidal Metastases from Cutaneous Melanoma

Specialty: Ocular Oncology
Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Soraiya Thura, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD
Presenter/Faculty: Correa, Thura
Choroidal Metastases from Cutaneous Melanoma A patient with history of cutaneous melanoma presents with worsening vision of the right eye over a period of a few weeks. His exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/40 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye. Intraocular pressure was 18 in both eye…

Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Ramsey Yusuf, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Yannuzzi, Yusuf
Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy An elderly patient presented to the emergency room with 2 days of progressive floaters and vision loss in the right eye. His visual acuity was 20/80 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye. His intraocular pressure was normal in both eyes. Fundu…

Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Elli Park, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Park
Acanthamoeba Keratitis A patient presented to the BPEI emergency room with left eye redness and pain for 2 weeks. He had been diagnosed with HSV keratitis by an outside provider but had no improvement on valacyclovir. The vision was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/60 in the left eye, and intraocular …

Pentosan Polysulfate Associated Maculopathy

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Alaa Al-Dabbagh, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Jorge Fortun, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Al-Dabbagh, Fortun
Pentosan Polysulfate Associated Maculopathy A patient presents with a history of difficulty reading and progressive blurry vision in both eyes prior to her presentation. Patient has a significant history of interstitial cystitis with long term use of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium for 20 years. Her ex…

Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure (Idiopathic)

Specialty: Glaucoma
Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Alcina Lidder, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Steven J. Gedde, MD; Byron L. Lam, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Gedde, Lam, Lidder
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…

Primary Congenital Glaucoma

Specialty: Glaucoma
Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Vandana Persad, MBBS
Faculty Discussant(s): Elena Bitrian, MD; Alana L. Grajewski, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Bitrian, Grajewski, Persad
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…

Punctate Inner Choroidopathy

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Elli Park, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Maura Di Nicola, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Di Nicola, Park
Punctate Inner Choroidopathy A patient presented to the Bascom Palmer emergency room complaining of seeing a fixed gray spot out of the right eye for two weeks. Past history was unremarkable. Vision was 20/70 OD and 20/30 OS. Intraocular pressure and pupils were normal. The anterior exam was normal…

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RHO Pro347Leu Mutation) with Intermediate Uveitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Viet Chau, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Thomas A. Albini, MD; Byron L. Lam, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Albini, Chau, Lam
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RHO Pro347Leu Mutation) with Intermediate Uveitis Our patient was referred for asymptomatic bilateral cystoid macular edema (CME) found on a routine eye exam. Initial visual acuity was 20/30 in both eyes with normal intraocular pressure. Posterior segment exam revealed 2+ vitr…

Persistent Pupillary Membrane, Complete Coloboma

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Lily Zhang, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Angela Y. Zhu, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Dubovy, Zhang, Zhu
Persistent Pupillary Membrane, Complete Coloboma A pediatric patient was referred for iris abnormalities. Initial BCVA was 20/60 and 20/70 and exam showed dense central pupillary membranes and complete colobomas. Given obscuration of the visual axis and amblyopia, optical iridectomy and pupillary m…

Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Ronaldo Nuesi, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD
Presenter/Faculty: Flynn, Nuesi
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy A patient presented to Bascom Palmer Emergency Room for vitreous hemorrhage in left eye. Patient subsequently underwent multiple sessions of panretinal photocoagulation followed by one injection in each eye. The patient was followed for six months and then lost to…

Bartonella Henselae Multifocal Choroiditis

Specialty: Uveitis
Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Naomi E. Gutkind, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Maura Di Nicola, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Gutkind, Di Nicola
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 …

Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type II

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Caroline L. Lieux, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Angela Y. Zhu, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Dubovy, Lieux, Zhu
Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type II A patient presented to the Bascom Palmer General Eye Care Clinic with a progressive decline in her vision in both eyes. The patient was found to have bilateral corneal opacities extending throughout the deep stroma. She underwent genetic testing which confirmed th…

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) Disease

Specialty: Uveitis
Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Brandon Pham, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Stephanie M. Llop, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Llop, Pham
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) Disease A middle-aged patient with no past medical history presented with acute onset vision loss in the left eye with flashes and floaters for one day. Best-corrected visual was 20/80 in the right eye and 20/800 in the left eye. Intraocular pressures were normal. Anterio…

Multifocal Uveal Melanoma in Setting of Oculodermal Melanocytosis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Jonathan Yi, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Maura Di Nicola, MD; Basil K. Williams, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Di Nicola, Williams, Yi
Multifocal Uveal Melanoma in Setting of Oculodermal Melanocytosis A healthy young patient with prior history of myopia OU presents with sudden-onset decreased vision in the right eye. On presentation, patient’s exam was notable for visual acuity of HM in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. I…