BASICS DESCRIPTION • Elevated superotemporal optic disc with posteriorly displaced inferonasal disc resulting in an oval appearance of the optic nerve head • Long axis of disc obliquely oriented •…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Bilateral granulomatous panuveitis with skin, meningeal, and auditory-vestibular involvement • Usually occurs in more darkly pigmented individuals EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence • Rare • More common in young patients…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Multiple, transient, whitish-grey, slightly elevated corneal epithelial opacities • No stromal involvement, corneal edema, or conjunctival hyperemia • Typically bilateral, may be asymmetric (1) EPIDEMIOLOGY • Affects…

BASICS DESCRIPTION An orbital hemorrhage is a hemorrhage within the orbital cavity, bound anteriorly by the orbital septum and canthal tendons. EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence • Orbital fractures (0.45–0.6%) • Retrobulbar injections…

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…