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Endophthalmitis in the Setting of a XEN Stent A patient presented with eye pain and worsening vision 1.5 months after cataract surgery. Exam revealed purulent discharge, severe anterior chamber inflammation, and a XEN stent with nearby erosion of conjunctiva and Tenon’s down to bare sclera. Cultu…

First slit lamp photo with normal appearance. In the second slit lamp photo with the eyelid retracted, a tip of the scleral buckle is seen exposed with purulent material. Culture grew mycobacteria.

Familial Drusen with Choroidal Neovascularization. Also known as Doyne Honeycomb Retinal Dystrophy or Malattia Leventinese.

Full Thickness Macular Hole A middle-aged patient presented to the Bascom Palmer Institute with complaints of persistent floaters in left eye one month after a bicycle accident s/p laser retinopexy. A full-thickness macular hole was subsequently found on exam in the left eye. The patient subsequent…

Full Thickness Macular Hole A 68-year-old female presented with blurry vision OD. Reported seeing black spots that became yellow with a halo and cloudy central vision. VA: 20/50 OD and 20/20 OS. DFE was significant for a small round defect in the fovea OD. Imaging work up: significant for OCT showi…

Patient with history of intravenous drug abuse. Fundus photo with a creamy yellow superficial retinal lesion in superior macula (arrow). OCT with breakthrough under hyaloid and overlying (arrow).

Myopic degeneration patches of severe retinal and choroidal atrophy, lacquer cracks, a tilted disc and lattice degeneration.

Myopic Traction Maculopathy A 62-year-old Asian male with history of myopia presents with decreased vision x 6 months. Found the have myopic traction maculopathy. Patient managed successfully with observation. He has had gradual worsening of vision but has not affected his quality of life. Myopic t…

Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy A patient presented to Bascom Palmer Emergency Room for vitreous hemorrhage in left eye. Patient subsequently underwent multiple sessions of panretinal photocoagulation followed by one injection in each eye. The patient was followed for six months and then lost to…

Retinal Detachment Associated with Retinal Dialysis A soccer player presented to the Bascom Palmer Emergency Department after failing a driver’s test. Past medical history was unremarkable. Exam was notable for visual acuity of 20/20 in the right eye and 20/300 in the left eye. Intraocular pressu…

Retinal Tear An asymptomatic patient presented for routine ophthalmic examination. The anterior segment examination was significant for cataracts in both eyes. The dilated fundus examination revealed a superotemporal horseshoe tear (HST) with surrounding subretinal fluid in the right eye and was no…

Sterile Endophthalmitis Post-injection sterile endophthalmitis is an acute intraocular inflammation of the vitreous cavity that resolves without the need of intravitreal antibiotics and/or vitreoretinal surgery. Differentiating between infectious and sterile endopthalmitis is often difficult and no…

Submacular Hemorrhage An 82-year-old woman presents for follow-up for macular degeneration. Her vision in the right eye at the time of presentation is 20/60. After loss to follow-up due to Covid-19, the patient presents with decreased vision in the right eye secondary to a submacular hemorrhage. He…

Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome A 73-year-old male with history of myopia presents with 1 day of blurry vision in the right eye after uncomplicated cataract extraction and intraocular lens implant. Patient reports mild irritation without associated pain. Vision at presentation was count fingers wit…

Vitreous Hemorrhage A patient with a past medical history of hypertension presented with vision loss in the right eye for two days. His exam was notable for visual acuity of hand motions in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intraocular pressures and slit lamp exam were normal in both eyes. P…