Category: Case of the Month
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 …
![]()
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 …
![]()
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 …
![]()
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 …
![]()
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 …
![]()
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. …
![]()
February 16, 2023Geographic Atrophy – February, 2023
An 86-year-old female presented for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) evaluation and treatment. The patient had been receiving intravitreal Eylea …
![]()
January 13, 2023Isolated Choroidal Melanocytosis – January, 2023
A 65-year-old woman was referred for a blurred vision in both eyes over several months. Her past medical history was unremarkable and the patient took no …
![]()
December 9, 2022Acute Idiopathic Maculopathy – December, 2022
A 33-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with 1-2 weeks of a blind spot and ring of light in her right eye. She endorses a …
![]()
November 10, 2022Retinal Artery Macroaneurysyms – November, 2022
A 77-year-old woman was referred for a paracentral scotoma in her left eye starting 3 days prior. The patient’s vision had been stable since then. Her past …
