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Giant Fornix Syndrome A patient with a past medical history of hematologic abnormalities undergoing workup for malignancy presented with chronic conjunctival hyperemia and a conjunctival lesion in the left eye. Slit lamp exam was notable for mild injection and irregular, bumpy conjunctiva. He under…

Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis A patient presents with one week of left eye redness and irritation. There was no inciting event or trauma. At presentation, his vision was 20/20 in both eyes, intraocular pressure within normal limits, and pupils equal and reactive bilaterally without afferent pupill…

A patient presented with complaint of red eyes and was diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis. He was treated symptomatically and returned with decreased visual acuity and diffuse subepithelial infiltrates in the previously-infected eye (see photo and OCT). After successful treatment with topical cort…

Subepithelial Infiltrates Secondary Due to Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis An adult patient presented to the Bascom Palmer Emergency Room with complaint of red eyes and was diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis. He was treated symptomatically and returned with decreased visual acuity and diffuse subepi…

Patient presents with unilateral blurred vision, foreign body sensation and redness. Picture on the right shows gelatinous pinguecula at limbal location 4 clock hour, corneal surface with significant PEE. Picture on the left is HR-OCT that shows thickened and hyperreflective epithelium with abrupt …

A presumed moth setae was identified in the anterior vitreous cavity of a patient with uveitis following ocular trauma by a flying insect. The multifocal keratitis and vitreous opacities improved following two weeks of high-dose oral prednisone.

Ophthalmia Nodosa A patient presented to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute retina/uveitis clinic with 2 months of right eye irritation and floaters. He reported being hit in the right eye by a large flying insect while working on a cruise ship in the Bahamas immediately prior to the onset of symptoms…

Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia 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 …

Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid / Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid A patient with a PMHx of HTN presented to BPEI with redness and discharge of the left eye for 3 months. Review of systems was negative for any systemic symptoms. Visual acuity of the left eye was 20/80, IOP was 13 mmHg, there was no APD, an…

Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Induced Rash and Mucositis (MIRM) A patient presented to BPEI ED with dysuria x4 days and worsening red eye and irritation OU x2 days. Diagnosed with possible STI + conjunctivitis by outside Urgent Care 2 days prior. On our examination, he had decreased BCVA of 20/50 OD and 20…

Gonococcal Preseptal Cellulitis, Gonococcal Conjunctivitis A 21-year-old female presented to the hospital with 5 days of right eye redness, swelling, discharge and pain. Exam revealed VA OD 20/70, painful EOM and severe conjunctival chemosis and discharge, and eyelid swelling. CT scan revealed righ…

A patient with bilateral cicatricial conjunctivitis changes secondary to Steven Johnson Syndrome. Slit lamp photo of both eyes with madarosis, distichiasis, trichiasis, lid margin keratinization. Right eye with partial ankyloblepharon with corneal exposure. Left eye with complete ankyloblepharon.

Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid An elderly patient with a past ocular history of biopsy-negative cicatrizing conjunctivitis with symblepharon in both eyes, dry eye syndrome, myopic degeneration, and bilateral pseudophakia presented with right eye pain and itching for 3 days. She reported no associate…