BASICS DESCRIPTION Characteristic retinopathy with small, intraretinal, whitish yellow, refractile deposits in patients who abuse intravenous drugs, especially those made from crushed tablets or powder (1)[B] RISK FACTORS Occurs in…

BASICS DESCRIPTION Orbital cellulitis is an acute infection of the soft tissue contained within the orbital space. It typically arises from adjacent sinusitis but can also occur from spreading of…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Typically it is a bilateral granulomatous panuveitis that occurs following penetrating injury or surgery to one eye. • Although the trauma occurs in only one eye, the…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Uncommon, usually unilateral, affects conjunctiva and/or cornea • Seen more commonly in children and young adults • Due to type IV hypersensitivity reaction to microbial agents •…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Named after the French ophthalmologist Albert Terson who described the condition in 1900 • Originally defined as vitreous hemorrhage in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage • Definition…

BASICS DESCRIPTION Blood that is under the conjunctiva. This can be spontaneous, associated with incidental trauma or obvious trauma, or recurrent, which may be associated with underlying systemic disease. RISK…

Sunir Garg BASICS DESCRIPTION • Lens-induced uveitis results from an autoimmune reaction to crystalline lens protein released from surgical or accidental trauma (phacoantigenic endophthalmitis) or leaked from a hypermature cataract…

BASICS DESCRIPTION Retinal microaneurysms are focal dilations of retinal capillaries that appear as tiny red dots in the retina on ophthalmoscopy. They are most commonly found in the macula and…

BASICS DESCRIPTION Toxic keratoconjunctivitis is an inflammation of the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva with corneal involvement due to exposure to foreign substance(s). RISK FACTORS • Use of topical ophthalmic medications,…

Susan WhitmerMargaret E. M. Scott BASICS DESCRIPTION • Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is usually a unilateral acute or subacute painless profound visual loss (20/200 or worse), followed in weeks…