Perifoveal retinal whitening and scotomas in a sickle cell patient
History of present illness A 41-year-old man with a history of sickle cell disease presents with a grayish spot in the center of the visual field of his left eye….
Hypopigmented subretinal lesion in an elderly man
History of present illness A 65-year-old man with an unremarkable past medical history was referred for concern of intraocular lymphoma. He denies visual symptoms in either eye. Ocular examination findings…
Bilateral maculopathy in a middle-aged woman with interstitial cystitis
History of present illness A 59-year-old woman presented with a 4-year history of decreased vision and progressive nyctalopia. Past medical history was remarkable for depression, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and interstitial…
Multiple branch retinal artery occlusions in a woman
History of present illness A 29-year-old otherwise healthy woman woke up with field loss in her right eye. She denies photopsias, headache, hearing loss, or acute neurological symptoms. She takes…
Bilateral serous retinal detachments in a man with metastatic melanoma
History of present illness A 46-year-old man with the diagnosis of T2a superficial spreading metastatic melanoma presented with blurry vision and photophobia in both eyes for 1 week. His history…
Bilateral presentation of macular schisis in a woman
History of present illness We present a case of a 64-year-old woman with an unremarkable medical history referred for an epiretinal membrane of her right eye. She denies blurry vision,…
Bilateral vitelliform detachments in a woman
History of present illness We present a case of a 64-year-old woman with history of hypertension, diabetes, and smoking referred for bilateral multifocal neurosensory detachments with vitelliform lesions previously diagnosed…
A hypopigmented lesion in a baby’s eye
History of present illness A 13-month-old boy is referred to a pediatric ophthalmologist because his mother noticed that his left eye “turns out” intermittently. The child was born full term…
Bilateral retinal hemorrhages in a young man
History of present illness A 19-year-old male patient woke up with bilateral blurred vision. Past medical history was positive for ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt inserted 11 years earlier due to secondary…
Unilateral disc edema in an elderly woman
History of present illness An 82-year-old female patient with a history of hyperlipidemia and hypertension presented urgently for central and peripheral vision loss in the right eye. She denied pain…
