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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…

Ocular Sarcoidosis A patient with no past ocular history presented with right eye blurry vision for the past 4 months secondary to non-clearing vitreous hemorrhage. The exam was notable for visual acuity hand motion in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Intra-ocular pressure was 17 and 17 mmH…

Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy An elderly patient presented to the emergency room with 2 days of progressive floaters and vision loss in the right eye. His visual acuity was 20/80 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye. His intraocular pressure was normal in both eyes. Fundu…

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…

A patient with premacular hemorrhage secondary to Valsalva retinopathy

Retinal Detachment in Proliferative Sickle Cell Retinopathy A middle-aged patient presented with decreased vision in her right eye. She had a history of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy. She is blind in the left eye from a prior failed retinal detachment repair. Her vision in the right eye was…

Susac Syndrome A patient with a history of a central retinal artery occlusion presented with acute vision loss in his right eye and was found to have a branch retinal artery occlusion. A fluorescein angiogram showed retinal vasculitis of both eyes and the patient was diagnosed with Susac Syndrome. …

Terson's Syndrome A patient with no known past ocular history was referred for evaluation of bilateral retinal detachments. Prior to his presentation, the patient was admitted to an outside hospital and was diagnosed with a sub-arachnoid hemorrhage originating from the right anterior communicating …

A patient with double Torpedo Maculopathy lesions in the left eye. Two lesions are noted inferior to the macula with associated RPE changes and overlying fluid. Funds autofluorescence images show areas of hypofluorescence and hyperfluorescence correlating with the RPE changes on fundus photos.

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…