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Zonular Insufficiency in Case of Acute Angle Closure Crisis A patient presented to the BPEI Emergency Room with painful red eye and blurred vision. Prior history included possible eye trauma in the contralateral eye with inferior lens subluxation and normal lens anatomy without phacodonesis in the …

XLV Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology (CURSO) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute's XLV Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology is designed for practicing ophthalmologists across the globe, to provide maximum emphasis on practical approaches to clinical problems. Presentation Date:&nb…

XLIII Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology (CURSO) – VIRTUAL EDITION Bascom Palmer Eye Institute's XLII Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology - Virtual Edition, is designed for practicing ophthalmologists across the globe, to provide maximum emphasis on practical approaches t…

XLII Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology (CURSO) – VIRTUAL EDITION Bascom Palmer Eye Institute's XLII Inter-American Course in Clinical Ophthalmology - Virtual Edition, is designed for practicing ophthalmologists across the globe, to provide maximum emphasis on practical approaches to…

This is congenital retinal dystrophy is caused by a mutation in the retinoschisin (RS1) gene, which encodes for a protein that functions in cellular adhesion. The fundus photo shows a macular stellate pattern caused by schisis or splitting of the retinal layers at the level of the outer plexiform l…

Fundus photo with retinal arteriovenous malformation emanating from the nerve. FA shows filling of the vessels without leakage. MRI is needed to assess for intracranial AVMs.

OCTA demonstrating neovascularization (yellow arrow) growing into the vitreous with widefield imaging.

Wernicke Encephalopathy A patient with past history of bariatric surgery presenting with blurred vision, oscillopsia and decreased hearing of few days. Her exam was remarkable for up-beating nystagmus in all gazes. Vision was 20/20 in each eye, pupils equal and reaction. She had full ocular motilit…

This patient was diagnosed with genetic testing to have the hereditary vitreoretinopathy, Wegner's Syndrome. The abnormal vitreoretinal interface leads to a focal tractional retinal detachment of the macula. Post-operative photo and OCT show resolution of the detachment after vitrectomy.

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…

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada A patient with acute onset bilateral blurry vision presented with bilateral multifocal serous detachments in the absence of other intraocular inflammatory findings. The patient had a past medical history notable for treated chlamydia and gonorrhea. The use of immunosuppressive …

VKH A 52-year-old female that presents with blurry vision and eye pain for 2 days. VA OD E at 6' and OS 20/400. AC trace cell. Vit 1+ cell. DFE and OCT showed swollen optic disc and bilateral serous retinal detachments. Most likely diagnosis for bilateral panuveitis with serous retinal detachments …

Vitreous Hemorrhage A patient with a past medical history of hypertension presented with vision loss in the right eye for two days. His exam was notable for visual acuity of hand motions in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intraocular pressures and slit lamp exam were normal in both eyes. P…

Vitreous Amyloidosis A patient presented to clinic with four months of blurry vision in the right eye. Of note, patient had previous vitrectomy for vitreous floaters of the left eye and panretinal photocoagulation in both eyes for retinal neovascularization. Examination of the right eye revealed de…