Category: Case of the Month
October 21, 2019Choroidal Melanoma – October 2019
A 64 year old woman presents to clinic with a 2 month history of shadow in her vision. She states that over the last 6 months, she has noticed her vision …
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September 12, 2019Toxoplasmosis – September 2019
A 42 year old female presents with one week of blurred vision in the left eye. She states that a week ago she had a “spider bite” and subsequently developed …
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August 9, 2019Acute Macular Neuroretinitis – August 2019
A 42 year old female presents with one week of blurred vision in the left eye. She states that a week ago she had a “spider bite” and subsequently developed …
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June 18, 2019Multifocal Central Serous Chorioretinopathy – June 2019
A 38-year-old man presents with complaints of blurry vision, mostly at near, in the left eye for several weeks. No known ocular problems, but did have a …
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May 14, 2019Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion – May 2019
A 60 year old female presents with new onset “pink blob in my vision” which has been present for several weeks. She denies other episodes of vision loss. She …
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April 9, 2019Acute Retinal Necrosis – April 2019
A 32 year old man with a history of HSV keratitis presents with injection and sensitivity to light. He was started on topical antibiotic drops by his primary …
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February 26, 2019Optic Nerve Pit – February 2019
A 45-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presenting with complaint of a shadow in the temporal visual field of the left eye that has been …
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January 21, 2019VKH – January 2019
A 39 year old African American woman presented to the clinic with eye pain and blurred vision. She had a history of angle recession glaucoma in the left eye …
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December 13, 2018Focal Choroidal Excavation – December 2018
A 52 year-old man was referred to Illinois Retina for suspected central serous chorioretinopathy. He has had increasing central visual distortion in his left …
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November 7, 2018Astrocytic Hamartoma – November 2018
The patient is a 10 year old boy who was referred for a stable mass in the posterior pole. The patient was first seen by the referring provider 3 years ago as …
