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Bartonella Retinitis A patient presented to the emergency department with 2 days of floaters and pain with ocular movements. He endorsed exposure to stray cats and being scratched by a kitten. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. Anterior segment exam was unremarkable and posterior …

Non-Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Retinopathy (npAIR) A patient presented to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic for progressively decreasing vision in both eyes. He first noticed flashes and a blind spot in both eyes 3 months ago. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/80 in the right eye and 20/50 in the lef…

Non-Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Retinopathy A patient presented to the uveitis clinic for progressively decreasing vision in both eyes. She first noticed difficulty in seeing at night and later also developed flashes and halos of light. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/40 in the right eye and 20/8…

Choroidal Granuloma from Presumed Ocular Tuberculosis An adult patient presented to the Bascom Palmer emergency room with 1 year of vision loss in the right eye and 3 months of vision loss in the left eye. She lived outside the United States in a country where tuberculosis was non-endemic, however …

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) Disease A middle-aged patient with no past medical history presented with acute onset vision loss in the left eye with flashes and floaters for one day. Best-corrected visual was 20/80 in the right eye and 20/800 in the left eye. Intraocular pressures were normal. Anterio…

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada A patient with acute onset bilateral blurry vision presented with bilateral multifocal serous detachments in the absence of other intraocular inflammatory findings. The patient had a past medical history notable for treated chlamydia and gonorrhea. The use of immunosuppressive …