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…
Takayasu arteritis: Bilateral progressive loss of vision with aneurysmal dilatation
History of present illness ■ A 29-year-old female patient presented with a 5-month history of progressive loss of vision in both eyes. ■ She also reported red eyes and a…
Acute vision loss with peripapillary cotton wool spots
History of present illness A 26-year-old healthy male patient presented with a 1-week history of acute vision loss. Ocular history was noncontributory. Ocular examination findings Snellen visual acuity was 20/30…
Unilateral leukocoria
History of present illness A 2-year-old male patient with no medical history presented to clinic with 4 months of an “enlarged, gold right pupil” with some “turning out of the…
Peripheral transient fluctuating retinal lesion
History of present illness A 58-year-old female patient was referred for evaluation of a choroidal mass in the right eye. Ocular examination and imaging ■ Best corrected visual acuity was…
Sudden-onset unilateral vision loss in a young patient with a “cherry-red spot”
History of present illness A 48-year-old Asian American woman presented to the emergency department reporting 8 hours of painless loss of vision in her right eye. She denied other associated…
