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Elevated Intraocular Pressure After Phakic Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Placement

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Humberto Salazar, III, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD; Sonia H. Yoo, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Salazar, Vazquez, Yoo
Elevated Intraocular Pressure After Phakic Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Placement A patient with a history of high myopia and contact lens intolerance underwent uncomplicated placement of phakic posterior chamber intraocular lenses in both eyes. She was started on a postoperative tapering cou…

Traumatic Iris Tear

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Presenter(s): Flavius Beca, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Elena Bitrian, MD
Abstract A patient presented to the ER with traumatic cataract, blown pupil, and hyphema. During follow up, noted to have a cyclodialysis cleft with subsequent closure and elevation in intra-ocular pressure. The patient failed medical management of the elevated pressure. The patient required urgent…

Traumatic Iris Tear

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Presenter(s): Flavius Beca, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Elena Bitrian, MD
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Traumatic Iris Tear

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Flavius Beca, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Elena Bitrian, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Beca, Bitrian
Traumatic Iris Tear A patient presented to the ER with traumatic cataract, blown pupil, and hyphema. During follow up, noted to have a cyclodialysis cleft with subsequent closure and elevation in intra-ocular pressure. The patient failed medical management of the elevated pressure. The patient requ…

Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy with Compressive Optic Neuropathy

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Naomi E. Gutkind, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Thomas E. Johnson, MD; Byron L. Lam, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Gutkind, Johnson, Lam
Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy with Compressive Optic Neuropathy A patient presented for a second opinion after experiencing pain, proptosis, vision loss, and injection of his left eye for 2 years, with intermittent improvement on systemic steroids. Prior to presentation at our institution, the …

Why Certification Matters

Specialty: Other
Type: Other Lectures
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): George B. Bartley, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Bartley

Persistent Fetal Vasculature

Type: Ophthalmic Images
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Original Contributor(s): Audina M. Berrocal, MD; Maria Paula Fernandez, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Berrocal, Fernandez
A 6-week old patient presented with persistent fetal vasculature leading to a loss of red reflex due to a congenital cataract. UBM showed an anteriorly rotated ciliary body with a thickened retrolental membrane and a spherically shaped lens. Ultrasound showed a membrane from the optic disc with red…

Surgery for Persistent Fetal Vasculature

Type: Surgical Videos
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Original Contributor(s): Audina M. Berrocal, MD; Maria Paula Fernandez, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Berrocal, Fernandez

Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Brandon Pham, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Jayanth Sridhar, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Pham, Sridhar
Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion A patient with a past medical history of fusiform aneurysm of the right anterosuperior M2 trunk measuring 7 x 15 mm underwent a pipeline assisted coil embolization of the right middle cerebral artery M2 fusiform aneurysm, which led to almost complete obliteration of …

Persistent Fetal Vasculature

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Maria Paula Fernandez, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Audina M. Berrocal, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Berrocal, Fernandez
Persistent Fetal Vasculature This patient with past ocular history of leukocoria was referred forretinal evaluation. Ophthalmological evaluation under anesthesia was notable for a cataractous lens with spherical appearance,anterior segment dysplasia andpersistence of the iridohyaloid vessels and tu…

Alternaria Keratitis

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Paula A. Sepulveda-Beltran, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Jean-Marie Parel, Ing.ETS-G, PhD, FARVO
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Parel, Sepulveda-Beltran
Alternaria Keratitis A patient with a history of a failed DMEK who required a DSAEK, was referred to the BPEI's cornea department after a 1-month history of culture-confirmed Alternaria keratitis that developed after the DSAEK. The ulcer progressed despite topical and systemic antifungal treatment.…

Bilateral Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Piero Carletti, BS
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD
Discussant(s): Victor L. Perez, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Carletti, Perez
Bilateral Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency Ocular burns are ophthalmic emergencies that can lead to severe long-lasting visual morbidity and disability. The prognosis for visual recovery is largely determined by the degree of ocular tissue damage on initial presentation, especially the extent of limbal …

Sarcoidosis

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Presenter(s): Crystal Zhang, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Ellen Koo, MD
Sarcoidosis A patient with past medical history, recently diagnosed Sjogren’s syndrome, connective tissue disease, psoriasis, eczema, and past ocular history of dry eyes, epiretinal membrane, ocular hypertension, cataracts presented with bilateral itchiness and foreign body sensation. She had con…

Black Cataract

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Presenter(s): Ronaldo Nuesi, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Zubair Ansari, MD
Black Cataract A patient with no past ocular history presented with painless vision loss to HM in the left eye over last 6 weeks. The patient had poor, chronically declining visual acuity in that eye for years but did not have access to care. Slit lamp exam was notable for a dense, black cataract i…

Black Cataract

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Ronaldo Nuesi, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Zubair Ansari, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Ansari, Nuesi
Black Cataract A patient with no past ocular history presented with painless vision loss to HM in the left eye over last 6 weeks. The patient had poor, chronically declining visual acuity in that eye for years but did not have access to care. Slit lamp exam was notable for a dense, black cataract i…

Retinal Arteriole Occlusions Secondary to Silicone Microembolization

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Presenter(s): Landon J. Rohowetz, MD, MA
Faculty Discussant(s): Jayanth Sridhar, MD
Retinal Arteriole Occlusions Secondary to Silicone Microembolization A patient with a history of mid-brain syndrome and silicone gluteal injection 12 years prior presented to the emergency department complaining of floaters in the right eye for the past week. Exam was notable for visual acuity of 2…

Retinal Arteriole Occlusions Secondary to Silicone Microembolization

Type: Online Grand Rounds
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Presenter(s): Landon J. Rohowetz, MD, MA
Faculty Discussant(s): Jayanth Sridhar, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Rohowetz, Sridhar
Retinal Arteriole Occlusions Secondary to Silicone Microembolization A patient with a history of mid-brain syndrome and silicone gluteal injection 12 years prior presented to the emergency department complaining of floaters in the right eye for the past week. Exam was notable for visual acuity of 2…

Silicone Gluteal Injections Leading to Retinal Arterial Embolization

Type: Ophthalmic Images
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Original Contributor(s): Landon J. Rohowetz, MD; Jayanth Sridhar, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Rohowetz, Sridhar

Fundus photos and FA with retinal non perfusion, peripheral hemorrhages, and crystalline like retinopathy and both eyes. The OCT retina shows multiple small areas of hyperreflectivity.

Papilledema from Hypervitaminosis A

Type: Ophthalmic Images
Include in Catalogue?: Yes
Original Contributor(s): Byron L. Lam, MD; Benjamin Meyer, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Lam, Meyer
This patient presented with optic nerve edema. The medical history was significant for acute promyelocytic leukemia being treated with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). The picture however worsened in tandem with intracranial hemorrhage from possible intracranial leukemia, raising the concern for leu…

Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy

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Presenter(s): Margaret Wang French, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Ta Chen Peter Chang, MD; Angela Y. Zhu, MD
Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy A young patient presented with progressive “eye color changes” noted for at least 2 years. Her parents also noted increasing photophobia and her eyes turning inwards for extended periods of time. Her exam was notable for best corrected visual acuity o…