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Orthokeratology Lens Related Keratitis A myopic patient with daily orthokeratology lens use presented for eye pain and decrease in vision of both eyes for one week. Patient had no changes in his normal use of lenses. On examination, patient demonstrated findings concerning for an infectious keratit…

Granular Corneal Dystrophy Type II A patient presented to the Bascom Palmer General Eye Care Clinic with a progressive decline in her vision in both eyes. The patient was found to have bilateral corneal opacities extending throughout the deep stroma. She underwent genetic testing which confirmed th…

Persistent Pupillary Membrane, Complete Coloboma A pediatric patient was referred for iris abnormalities. Initial BCVA was 20/60 and 20/70 and exam showed dense central pupillary membranes and complete colobomas. Given obscuration of the visual axis and amblyopia, optical iridectomy and pupillary m…

Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Keratitis A 39-year-old Hispanic male presented to the Emergency Room with worsening blurry vision and pain in the left eye for 1 month after feeling something “fly into his eye” while cutting wood. Visual acuity was 20/40 on presentation with a small 1 x 1 mm multi…

Case of granular dystrophy treated with penetrating keratoplasty.

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…

Juvenile Xanthogranuloma A baby was referred for a new-onset subconjunctival lesion in the right eye. He was found to have a thickened, yellow corneoscleral lesion and hyphema, presumed to be ocular juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG). He was started on topical steroids as empiric treatment, with initia…