Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
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Presenter(s): Mariam S. Vila-Delgado, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Hilda Capo, MD; Craig A. McKeown, MD; Carlos E. Mendoza Santiesteban, MD
Abstract An infant was brought to the emergency department by his mother referred from his pediatrician after a routine well-child visit. Parents had noticed severe light sensitivity, but patient was otherwise developing well. Patient grimaced to light in both eyes but had poor fixation associated …
High Myopia
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Presenter(s): Hannah Muniz Castro, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sonia H. Yoo, MD
Abstract A patient presented to BPEI for laser vision correction. Manifest refraction revealed high myopia with spherical equivalent -9.75 diopters in both eyes. Anterior and posterior segment exam were normal. Tomography imaging showed minimal astigmatism, pachymetry of 557 OD and 566 OS, and norm…
Hyphema
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Vetted By: Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD
Vetted Date: May 23, 2025
Presenter(s): Samuel Dresner, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD
Abstract A patient with past medical history of hypothyroidism, DVT, Basal Cell Carcinoma and past ocular history of birdshot chorioretinitis, severe uveitic glaucoma, and visually significant bilateral cataracts underwent uneventful combined cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation o…
Hypotony Due to Cyclodialysis Clef
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Presenter(s): Yasmin Islam, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Jorge Fortun, MD; Arindel S. Maharaj, MD, PhD
Abstract A patient with a history of high myopia presented as a referral from an the retina service for low intraocular pressure and blurry vision five months after pars plana vitrectomy for vitreous opacities in the left eye. His intraocular pressure was 8 on difluprednate four times day and atrop…
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension with Secondary Choroidal Neovascular Membrane
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Presenter(s): Landon J. Rohowetz, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Carlos E. Mendoza Santiesteban, MD; Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD
Abstract A patient with no past ocular history presented to the emergency department complaining of floaters in the left eye for 4 days. Exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/20 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye. Intraocular pressures were 22 and 21. Anterior segment exam was unremarkab…
Intraorbital Foreign Body
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Vetted By: Andrew J. Rong, MD
Vetted Date: May 23, 2025
Presenter(s): Shanlee M. Stevens, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Andrew J. Rong, MD
Abstract A patient presented with right eye redness, swelling, and diplopia for 6 weeks after a dirt bike accident, where his right eye hit a tree branch. He underwent imaging and evaluation at an outside institution which revealed orbital fractures, but no evidence of an orbital foreign body. His …
Intraosseous Hemangioma
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Vetted By: David T. Tse, MD
Vetted Date: May 28, 2025
Presenter(s): Michelle M. Maeng, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; David T. Tse, MD
Abstract An otherwise healthy patient presented to the Emergency Room for evaluation of a left orbital rim lesion, found incidentally by an eyebrow technician. On exam, there was a firm bony mass along the superior orbital rim. Eye exam was otherwise unremarkable. CT scan of the orbit revealed a ly…
Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome, Cogan-Reese/Iris Nevus Syndrome Subtype with Secondary Angle Closure Glaucoma
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Presenter(s): Jonathan D. Tijerina, MD, MA
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Elena Bitrian, MD
Abstract A patient presented with a 3-day history of unilateral worsening eye pain, blurry vision and irregular pupil in the right eye. Found to have elevated IOP at an outside facility and was started on Timolol, Dorzolamide, and Brimonidine eye drops in the affected eye. No past ocular history wa…
IRVAN Syndrome
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Presenter(s): Ramsey Yusuf, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Janet L. Davis, MD
Abstract An adult patient presented to the Uveitis clinic for evaluation after developing visual deficits in the right eye. He was previously diagnosed with multiple branch retinal artery and vein occlusions in both eyes concerning for an occlusive retinal vasculitis. On examination he was found to…
Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Conjunctiva
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Vetted By: Carol L. Karp, MD
Vetted Date: June 21, 2025
Presenter(s): Flavius Beca, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD
Abstract A patient presented to the BPEI Emergency Room with a painless red eye for the past 3 months. Past medical history was limited to a recent hospitalization for a complicated pneumonia and a new diagnosis of HIV. Examination of the eye revealed an elevated, vascular, reddish-purple lesion of…
Lisch Corneal Dystrophy
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Vetted By: Carol L. Karp, MD
Vetted Date: June 21, 2025
Presenter(s): Lily Zhang, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD
Abstract A patient presented with blurry vision in the left eye and was found to have a pigmented superficial corneal lesion which showed hyperreflectivity without thickening on the AS-OCT. The lesion was biopsied and confirmed to be Lisch corneal dystrophy on pathology. The lesion recurred and was…
Melanocytoma with Vitreous Seeding
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Presenter(s): Nathan L. Scott, MD, MPP
Faculty Discussant(s): Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD; Sander R. Dubovy, MD
Abstract A patient with 7 years of blurry vision in the right eye presents to clinic for evaluation. He reports no recent acute changes in vision and no precipitating events in the past. He noticed the blurry vision incidentally while driving when he covered his left eye. He has no known past ocula…
Microcephaly with or without Chorioretinopathy, Lymphedema or Intellectual Disability (MCLID)
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Vetted By: Audina M. Berrocal, MD
Vetted Date: June 10, 2025
Presenter(s): Maria Paula Fernandez, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Audina M. Berrocal, MD; Carlos E. Mendoza-Santiesteban, MD; Mustafa Tekin, MD
Abstract This patient with past medical history of microcephaly, lymphedema and mild cognitive delay, was referred for retinal evaluation. Ophthalmological evaluation was notable for hyperopia and extramacular pigmentary changes with peripheral non-perfusion. The ERG disclosed significant rod and c…
Motility Disturbances after Glaucoma Drainage Device
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Presenter(s): Anh Pham, MD, PhD
Faculty Discussant(s): Hilda Capo, MD; Luis E. Vazquez, MD, PhD
Abstract A patient with a history of traumatic angle recession glaucoma in the left eye presented with acute onset of double vision and persistent ocular soreness in the left eye. He denied generalized weakness or difficulty with respiration. His surgical history included a valved glaucoma drainage…
Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid
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Presenter(s): Shanlee M. Stevens, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD
Abstract A patient with a past medical history significant for biopsy-proven ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) was referred for cataract evaluation in the right eye. At presentation, her vision in the right eye was hand motion, and she had been off systemic immunosuppression for 9 months. She was…
Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
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Vetted By: Carol L. Karp, MD
Vetted Date: June 21, 2025
Presenter(s): Victor H. Banda, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD
Abstract A patient presented to BPEI for a cornea evaluation with blurred vision, foreign body sensation and redness for 1 year duration. The exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/150 in the right eye. Intraocular pressure was 8 in the right eye, Slit lamp exam was most notable for conjunctival …
Orbital Sarcoidosis
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Presenter(s): Lauren C. Kiryakoza, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Thomas E. Johnson, MD
Abstract A patient presented with three months of left eye swelling and pain. He was found to have periorbital firmness and fullness, proptosis, and conjunctival chemosis. He underwent computed tomography imaging of the orbits with contrast, which demonstrated an ill-defined, irregular and enhancin…
PAM and OSSN
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Vetted By: Carol L. Karp, MD
Vetted Date: June 21, 2025
Presenter(s): Ghada J. AlBayyat, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD
Abstract This case presents a 67-year-old gentleman who was referred for a pigmented lesion. The HR-OCT suggested that this was not simply a small area of PAM, but rather demonstrated an epithelial hyper-reflectivity and thickening with an abrupt change from normal to mildly thickened epithelium. T…
Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Retinopathy
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Presenter(s): Chris Wu, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Janet L. Davis, MD
Abstract A patient with a history of advanced ovarian cancer presented with flashes, glare and peripheral visual field loss of 10 months duration. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/30 in the right eye and 20/40 in the left eye with normal intraocular pressures in both eyes. Slit lamp exam showed …
Penetrating Ocular Fishhook Injury
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Presenter(s): Humberto Salazar, III, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD; Nicolas A. Yannuzzi, MD
Discussant(s): Diana M. Laura, MD
Abstract A patient with a history of stroke, hypertension, and pseudophakia of both eyes, presented with eye trauma while fishing without protective eyewear. While reeling in, his fishhook flew out of the water and hit him in the right eye. On presentation, his right eye visual acuity was light per…