Category: Case of the Month
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 …
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October 11, 2018West Nile – October 2018
A 54-year-old woman with past medical history of stage III uterine carcinosarcoma, currently receiving treatment with Keytruda, who presents with new numerous …
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September 10, 2018MEWDS – September 2018
A 34 year old man presents with blurry vision in a new “blind spot” in his left eye vision that has been present for ten days. He noticed it has slowly gotten …
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August 15, 2018UAIM – August 2018
30-year-old female presenting with blurry vision in her left eye, described as a blind spot in her central vision, which has been present for about a week and …
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July 12, 2018Putscher’s Retinopathy – July 2018
A 40-year-old Caucasian man with a complaint of floaters in the left eye that started two weeks prior to presentation, at which time he had a seizure secondary …
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June 8, 2018Retinal Hemangiomas – June 2018
Patient was referred to Illinois Retina Associates for 3 years of poor vision in his right eye. He was a healthy 14-year old boy with no prior medical history. …
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May 21, 2018West African Crystalline Dystrophy – May 2018
A 63-year-old African man presenting with complaints of intermittent flashing of the left eye which resolved spontaneously two months ago, as well as chronic …
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April 1, 2018Astrocytic Hamartoma – April 2018
13-year-old boy was referred to Illinois Retina Associates for suspicion for a choroidal nevus. He had no complaints. Past Medical History He had a history of …
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March 1, 2018Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum – March 2018
23-year-old Caucasian female presented to Illinois Retina Associates reporting a large blind spot with resulting poor vision in her right eye since 2016. She …
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February 1, 2018Submacular Bleed – February 2018
A 71-year-old woman was referred to Illinois Retina Associates after noticing a black film over her vision in her left eye for 4 days. There was no pain and …
