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Simultaneous Bilateral Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment A patient with a past ocular history of refractive LASIK/PRK surgery and high myopia presented for evaluation of blurred vision in the left eye. The patient noted vision changes starting 2.5 months prior to presentation but had not noted any …

Retinal Tear An asymptomatic patient presented for routine ophthalmic examination. The anterior segment examination was significant for cataracts in both eyes. The dilated fundus examination revealed a superotemporal horseshoe tear (HST) with surrounding subretinal fluid in the right eye and was no…

Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis A patient presents with one week of left eye redness and irritation. There was no inciting event or trauma. At presentation, his vision was 20/20 in both eyes, intraocular pressure within normal limits, and pupils equal and reactive bilaterally without afferent pupill…

Aneurysmal Bone Cyst A patient with a 2-week history of proptosis and vision changes in the right eye is transferred from an outside hospital. Neuroimaging revealed a large intraorbital and intracranial expansile lesion with multilobulated cystic spaces, surrounded by a thin cortical shell with per…

Giant Fornix Syndrome A patient with a past medical history of hematologic abnormalities undergoing workup for malignancy presented with chronic conjunctival hyperemia and a conjunctival lesion in the left eye. Slit lamp exam was notable for mild injection and irregular, bumpy conjunctiva. He under…

Uveal Effusion Syndrome A patient was referred by an outside provider with a history of decreased vision in the right eye for one year. Their ocular history included glaucoma in both eyes and Fuch’s corneal dystrophy. The visual acuity was 20/200 OD and 20/30 OS. The IOP was 18 OD and 24 OS. The …

Presumed Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis A patient with a past medical history of PCOS and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to an outside hospital six weeks pregnant with right sided facial pain and periorbital swelling. Ophthalmology was consulted for sudden, progressive vision loss in the right eye.…

Primary Congenital Glaucoma An infant with a past ocular history of epiphora, increased corneal diameter, and elevated intraocular pressure was referred to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute for diagnosis and management. Upon initial presentation, the patient's intraocular pressure measured 18/22, whi…

Systemic Lupus Erythematous Associated Anterior Scleritis and Uveitis A patient with a past medical history of ITP presented with recurrent episodes of red, painful eyes. Slit lamp exam was notable for sectoral injection without nodules that was tender to palpation and did not completely blanch wit…

Toxoplasmosis Chorioretinitis A patient with no known past medical or ocular history presents with 1 week of redness and sudden, painless vision loss in the right eye. In the right eye, exam was notable for visual acuity CF, a relative afferent pupillary defect, 3+ anterior chamber cell, 3+ vitreou…

Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema Syndrome A patient with past ocular history of congenital cataracts status post cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens insertion in both eyes was managed by an outside ophthalmologist for elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in the right eye. The patient…

Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia A patient with an ocular history of OSSN presents with several months of monocular double vision in his right eye. He states that symptoms came on slowly and have progressively gotten worse. His exam was notable for a vision of 20/150 in the right eye that pin-hole…

Posterior Cortical Atrophy Variant of Alzheimer's Disease A patient presented for evaluation of optic nerve atrophy and gradually progressive, painless visual distortions for 3 years. She reported difficulty keeping track of characters while reading, judging the speed of other moving vehicles, calc…

Esotropic Duane Retraction Syndrome, Right Eye An adult patient was referred to our service for strabismus evaluation due to crossing of the eyes. Patient complained of having difficulty looking towards the right side, which had occurred since childhood. The patient also reported moderate to severe…

Exudative Retinal Detachment in a Patient with Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis Secondary to Latanoprostene Bunod A young patient was brought in by her mother to evaluate elevated pressure in her right eye. Exam revealed a port wine birth mark over the V1/V2 distribution of the right eye and Nevus o…

Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy A child presents to the retina clinic for exotropia. He has no relevant past birth, medical or family history, except that his maternal uncle was blind. His anterior segment exam is normal. Macular dragging with straightening of vessels is noted in the left eye.…

Human T-lymphotropic Virus Type-1 Associated Adult T-Cell Lymphoma with Vitreoretinal Infiltration Our patient with a history of HTLV-1 related lymphoma who was in remission for several years presented with decreased vision in the right eye for about 1 week. Initial visual acuity was 20/50 in the r…

Macular Telangiectasia Type 1 - Torpedo Maculopathy This is a case of a middle-aged man presenting with a decrease in vision in his left eye for a period of 2 months. On fundus examination the patient presented with a pigmented macular asymptomatic lesion in the right eye and vascular telangiectasi…

Post-LASIK Infectious Keratitis A healthy patient with prior history of LASIK OU presents with acute-onset decreased vision and eye pain in the left eye. On presentation, patient’s exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/20 in the right eye and 20/60 in the left eye. Intraocular pressure was 11 …

Toxoplasma Chorioretinitis of Left Eye An elderly patient presented with painless decreased vision in the left eye for 1 week while on chemotherapy for stage 3 non-metastatic breast cancer. A review of systems showed a recent foot infection and fungal dermatitis. Prior to presentation, the patient …