A 6-year-old boy with severe autism spectrum disorder was brought to the hospital when his mother noticed him rubbing his eyes and whitening in the right eye. The left cornea was diffusely hazy with a 1-mm epithelial defect without stromal…
A 23-year-old woman presented with 6 months of intermittent bilateral retro-orbital pain associated with blurred vision and wavy lines in the vision of both eyes, followed by worsening numbness and tingling of her hands and legs. Ophthalmoscopic examination revealed blurring…
A 47-year-old woman with a history of metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoid tumor status in remission after liver transplant was hospitalized for workup of a new pancreatic mass concerning for recurrence. Examination revealed restriction of extraocular movements in all directions of gaze,…
A man aged 55 years presented with worsening vision, photopsia, floaters, and eye redness, left eye greater than right. Dilated examination of the left eye revealed vitreous haze and cell, along with multifocal chorioretinal scars extending from the optic nerve…
An 88-year-old woman with a history of exudative age-related macular degeneration presents with persistent subretinal fluid and enlarging pigment epithelial detachments. What would you do next?
This case report describes skin discoloration after the injection of fluorescein dye in a man aged 49 years with a history of Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
This case report describes a woman with a history of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome who presented with a medial canthal mass of the left eye.
A man aged 78 years with a history of open-angle glaucoma presented with decreased visual acuity over a 6-month period, right eye greater than left, and uncontrolled intraocular pressure. Examination revealed a milky substance in the retrolental space. What would…
Importance Advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in Western countries. Causal, modifiable risk factors need to be identified to develop preventive measures for advanced AMD. Objective To assess whether smoking, alcohol consumption, blood pressure, body mass index,…
Importance In 2019, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented the Patients Over Paperwork initiative, allowing hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to establish their own policies on preoperative history and physical requirements. A risk-based approach to preoperative medical evaluation…
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