Author: Dr. Shepherd
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May 15, 2024Ocular Albinism – May, 2024
A 30-year-old male presented for retinal exam after general ophthalmologist could not refract him to 20/20. He reported poor vision since childhood. He had …
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March 15, 2024Focal Scleral Nodule – March, 2024
A 16-year-old female presented as second opinion with decreased vision in the right eye (OD) for one week. She has no significant family or medical history and …
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January 10, 2024Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome (MEWDS) – January, 2024
A 25-year-old female with no known past medical history presented with symptoms of static vision in her left eye (OS) for the past 2 weeks. She had a history …
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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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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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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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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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August 9, 2022Foveal Cavitation – August, 2022
A 65-year-old female presents as a new patient referral for decreased vision. She has complaints of difficulty seeing at a distance for some time and feels …
