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Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy with Compressive Optic Neuropathy A patient presented for a second opinion after experiencing pain, proptosis, vision loss, and injection of his left eye for 2 years, with intermittent improvement on systemic steroids. Prior to presentation at our institution, the …

Adult-Onset Asthma with Periocular Xanthogranuloma A patient with a history of asthma and chronic sinusitis presented with unilateral facial swelling for three years. The facial swelling had gradually worsened over time. On examination, a well demarcated, yellow lesion was present in the right eyel…

Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma - Recurrence A young patient with notable past ocular history of orbital rhabdomyosarcoma, s/p chemotherapy with vincristine, dactinomycin, and cyclophosphamide, and proton beam radiation presented to Bascom Palmer ED with 2 days of blurry vision and “seeing everything gr…

Orbital Sarcoidosis A patient presented with three months of left eye swelling and pain. He was found to have periorbital firmness and fullness, proptosis, and conjunctival chemosis. He underwent computed tomography imaging of the orbits with contrast, which demonstrated an ill-defined, irregular a…

Kabuki Syndrome Associated Euryblepharon and Ptosis Repair with Post Operative Hematoma A teenager with a history of Kabuki Syndrome presents to the ophthalmology clinic for evaluation of bilateral ptosis and eye rubbing, and epiphora. Best corrected visual acuity is 20/40 bilaterally, intraocular …