Category: Case of the Month
December 20, 2023Retinal Astrocytic Hamartoma – December, 2023
A 64-year-old male presented with intermittent floaters in the right eye for a few months. He denied previous ocular history, but had a history of …
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November 10, 2023Lipemia Retinalis – November, 2023
A 43 year old male with no known past medical history presented for evaluation of retinal whitening. Patient denied any ocular symptoms and had no significant …
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October 30, 2023Angioid Streaks Part 2– October, 2023
A 57-year-old female presented with progressively blurred vision in the right eye. She had a history of Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, wears glasses for distance, …
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September 9, 2023Angioid Streaks – September, 2023
A healthy 28-year-old female presented with a previous history of “abnormal fundus photos” and inconclusive skin biopsies. She had no vision complaints. Family …
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August 17, 2023Prechoroidal Cleft – August, 2023
An 82-year-old female presented as a referral for evaluation and treatment of age-related macular degeneration and cataract surgery clearance. Exam: Visual …
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July 10, 2023Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness – July, 2023
A 58-year-old female presented as referral from optometry due to concern for proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Patient reported progressively worsening …
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June 15, 2023Ocular Ischemic Syndrome (OIS) – June, 2023
A 68-year-old male presented with blurred vision in the right eye for 1-2 months. He had recently had a stroke which left him with left sided weakness. He …
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May 19, 2023Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy – May, 2023
A 30-year-old female was referred for central scotoma in the right eye for the past week. Her past medical history is remarkable for a kidney transplant as …
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April 12, 2023Solar Retinopathy – April, 2023
A 20-year-old male presented with dark spots in both eyes. He endorsed staring at the sun for an extended period of time about 1 week prior to presentation. He …
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March 13, 2023Proliferative Hypertensive Retinopathy – March, 2023
A 55-year-old man was referred for floaters in the right eye for the past month. His past medical history was remarkable for hypertension and kidney disease. …
