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Exudative Retinal Detachment in a Patient with Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis Secondary to Latanoprostene Bunod A young patient was brought in by her mother to evaluate elevated pressure in her right eye. Exam revealed a port wine birth mark over the V1/V2 distribution of the right eye and Nevus o…

Hypotony Due to Cyclodialysis Clef 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 difluprednat…

CMV Retinitis, Right Eye A patient with no past ocular history presented with right eye pain, redness, photophobia, decreased vision for a week. His exam was notable for visual acuity 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intra-ocular pressure was 20 and 17 mmHg. The slit-lamp exam was …

FEVR (Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy) A patient was referred to our clinic for retinal evaluation. Vision was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye. Exam showed unremarkable anterior segment exam. Posterior exam showed peripheral shallow retinal detachment in the right eye and ret…

Macular Telangiectasia Type 1 - Torpedo Maculopathy This is a case of a middle-aged man presenting with a decrease in vision in his left eye for a period of 2 months. On fundus examination the patient presented with a pigmented macular asymptomatic lesion in the right eye and vascular telangiectasi…

Myopic Traction Maculopathy This is a case of an elderly woman with pathologic myopia referred for asymptomatic worsening macular schisis in the right eye on optical coherence tomography (OCT). Fundus examination showed pathologic myopia and a posterior pole staphyloma. She was diagnosed with myopi…

Pentosan Polysulfate Associated Maculopathy A patient presents with a history of difficulty reading and progressive blurry vision in both eyes prior to her presentation. Patient has a significant history of interstitial cystitis with long term use of Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium for 20 years. Her ex…

Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy A patient presented to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute complaining of slowly progressive vision loss in both eyes occurring over several years. Examination revealed 20/25, 20/30 vision, bilateral hyperpigmented mottling in the posterior pole. Fundus autofluorescence sho…

The patient presented with a RAM and sub-macular hemorrhage. Treatment was with pars plana vitrectomy, sub-retinal tissue plasminogen activator injection and 26% SF6 gas. The hemorrhage resolved with some photoreceptor changes, but no fibrosis and the patient regained 20/40 vision.

Thioridazine Macular Toxicity A 69-year-old male with decreased vision OU referred to BPEI for a 2nd opinion. Originally diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration. Fundal examination revealed extensive chorioretinal atrophy in the macula and the medioretina. After thorough work up, it was…

Vitreous Amyloidosis A patient presented to clinic with four months of blurry vision in the right eye. Of note, patient had previous vitrectomy for vitreous floaters of the left eye and panretinal photocoagulation in both eyes for retinal neovascularization. Examination of the right eye revealed de…