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…
Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
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Presenter(s): Xuemin "Rosie" Zhang, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD
Abstract We report a case of severe unilateral chemical-thermal injury complicated by total limbal stem cell deficiency and symblepharon, treated with Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplantation (SLET) combined with conjunctival autografting (CAG). We used an autologous limbal biopsy and a conjunctiva…
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…
Peripheral Retinal Abnormalities
Specialty: Retina and Vitreous Diseases
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Presenter(s): William E. Smiddy, MD
Presenter/Faculty: Smiddy
Persistent Fetal Vasculature
Specialty: Retina and Vitreous Diseases
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Presenter(s): Maria Paula Fernandez, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Audina M. Berrocal, MD
Abstract 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 tunica vasculosa lenti…
Persistent Fetal Vasculature
Specialty: Retina and Vitreous Diseases
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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
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…
POEMS Syndrome
Specialty: Retina and Vitreous Diseases
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Presenter(s): Anas Yasin, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Joshua Pasol, MD
Abstract A patient presented for evaluation of grade 4 optic disc swelling in both eyes. The patient has a history of polyneuropathy both sensory and motor involving the upper limbs more than lower limbs consistent with a diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and rec…
Primary Congenital Glaucoma
Specialty: Retina and Vitreous Diseases
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Presenter(s): Sara J. Coulon, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Elena Bitrian, MD
Abstract A young patient with no past medical or ocular history presented to the emergency room with redness, tearing, and light sensitivity of the left eye. She had no family history of eye conditions and had a normal birth and development thus far. On initial examination in the emergency room, he…
Pseudoangiomatous Retinal Gliosis (PARG)
Specialty: Retina and Vitreous Diseases
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Presenter(s): Marilyn A. Marquez, MD
Faculty Discussant(s): Zelia M. Correa, MD, PhD; Luis J. Haddock, MD
Abstract A patient with known history of a chronic inferior rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) of the left eye (OS) presented to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI) emergency department (ED) complaining of new floaters OS. On examination the patient had a visual acuity of 20/30 right eye (OD…