Optical Aberrations and Wavefront Sensing
Introduction The purpose of the eye’s optical system is to form an image on the retina. For a perfect eye, all rays of light from a single point in space…
Bilateral vitreous floaters
History of present illness A 62-year-old man noted floaters in both eyes for a few months. He described some headaches as well. He had been in good health otherwise and…
Unilateral decreased vision associated with a peripheral mass in a young male patient
History of present illness A 28-year-old male patient was referred by an outside ophthalmologist for subacute vision loss in the right eye associated with a peripheral mass. The vision loss…
Peripheral proliferative retinal lesion
Introduction Presumed solitary circumscribed astrocytic retinal proliferation (PSCRAP) is a rare, benign retinal tumor that is typically discovered incidentally on examination. Usually, it is seen in White middle-aged male patients…
Familial dense vitreous floaters in a man
History of present illness We present a 36-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history referred for floaters of the left eye. He endorsed mild blurry vision of the left eye…
Diffuse choroidal thickness in a patient with migraine headaches
History of present illness A 28-year-old female patient was referred by the outside retina practice for evaluation of a possible mass lesion in the left eye. The patient reported occasional…
A young boy who failed routine school screening with unilateral decreased vision and an irregular reddish macular lesion
History of present illness A 6-year-old male patient presented for ocular evaluation after failing his school visual screening examination. Visual acuity was 20/200 in the right eye (OD) and 20/20…
Bilateral severe vision loss in a middle-aged woman with constitutional symptoms
History of present illness We present a case of a 64-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) with progressive weakness, weight loss, dizziness, and dyspnea. The ophthalmology…
Vascularized, pigmented macular lesion
History of present illness We present a case of a 6-year-old male patient with decreased vision and strabismus. Parents reported a normal birth history. Medical history is otherwise unremarkable. Ocular…
Unilateral macular lesion in a young man
History of present illness A 21-year-old male patient with an unremarkable medical history was referred for a macular finding on routine examination. Ocular examination findings Visual acuity was 20/20 in…
