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Sebaceous Carcinoma Presenting with Corneal Ulcer and Descemetocele An 87-year-old male was referred for second opinion due to nonhealing corneal ulcer of his right eye. He had a past medical history significant for basal cell carcinoma, arthritis, hypertension, hypothyroid, CABG, and carotid stent…

Inferior peripheral corneal thinning due to systemic inflammatory disease. Surgery was with conjunctival recession and amniotic membrane placement.

Alkaline Chemical Corneal Burn A 63-year-old male presented with decreased vision and pain after alkali chemical splash to both eyes at a utility plant. He presented with perilimbal ischemia in the right eye greater than the left, complete opacification of the right cornea and a large epithelial de…

Transient Visual Phenomena Associated with High G-Force Maneuvers A 30-year-old male fighter pilot presented with intermittent peripheral vision loss experienced during flight. Initial examination disclosed 20/20 vision in the right and left eye with normal motility, intraocular pressure, and no af…

Bilateral Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Following Buttock Augmentation in an IIH Suspect A 51-year-old female was transferred from an outside facility 5 days after buttock augmentation surgery in the prone position. On examination, there was no light perception in the right eye and hand motion vision i…

Endophthalmitis This is a case of a patient with post-operative light sensitivity 3 days after cataract extraction in the context of not beginning prednisolone drops. The initial vision was 20/25 with a mild fibrinous reaction on the lens and anterior chamber cell. The differential included post-op…

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy This is a case of a patient with 3 years of blurry vision. He was diagnosed with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy by an outside physician and was receiving monthly aflibercept injections with documented worsening of vision and appearance on OCT. ICG was repeated o…

Tattoo Granuloma with Uveitis A patient presented with painful decreased vision in the right eye for 3 weeks. He was found to be in pupillary block with 360* posterior synechiae and anterior chamber cell in both eyes. A laser peripheral iridotomy was performed with relief of pain and elevated press…