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Bacterial Infection
Ocular Tuberculosis in a Health Care Worker
Bacterial Infection
Ocular Tuberculosis in a Health Care Worker
08/12/2021
A 49-year-old health care worker who emigrated from India 20 years ago presented to the optometry clinic for a routine eye evaluation. His corrected visual acuity was 20/20.
08/12/2021
Photoclinic
Episcleritis
Photoclinic
Episcleritis
07/02/2021
An 8-year-old girl presented with a red area in her right eye. She reported that the lesion had appeared approximately 2 days prior to presentation. She denied any pain, decrease in vision, photophobia, or...
07/02/2021
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
What Is Causing the Twinkle in a Patient’s Eye?
02/18/2021
A 68-year-old new patient presented to a primary care provider for a routine checkup. Examination of the left eye with an external light source (otoscope) revealed an unusual "twinkle" in the...
02/18/2021
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Neurovascular Compression of the Optic Nerve
Photoclinic
Neurovascular Compression of the Optic Nerve
01/23/2020
A 52-year-old woman presented to an ophthalmologist after referral from an optometrist for abnormal findings on an optometric examination.
01/23/2020
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Conjunctival Pyogenic Granuloma
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Conjunctival Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Series of 2 Pediatric Patients
09/30/2019
In case 1, an otherwise healthy 15-year-old girl presented to an outpatient clinic with concern for right upper eyelid swelling, irritation, and tenderness. In case 2, a 5-year-old boy presented to an...
09/30/2019
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Anisocoria
08/22/2019
Diego Kriger, MD; Jana Zawadzki-Longtine, MD; Jane S. Kim, MD; Sarah Strube, DO; Ignacio Carrillo-Nunez, MD
Anisocoria can be a critically important clinical finding in patients given that it has been associated with severe, life-threatening neurologic conditions.
08/22/2019
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Asteroid Hyalosis
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Asteroid Hyalosis
02/05/2019
Asteroid hyalosis appears as spherical, creamy-white, shimmering bodies that move along with the vitreous humor as the eye moves.
02/05/2019
Feature
Feature
Entropion: Etiology, Classification, Diagnosis, and Treatment
12/06/2018
An entropion of the eyelid is characterized by the eyelid margin turning inward. Entropion is most commonly due to laxity of the eyelid and often is found in patients older than 60 years.
12/06/2018
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
What Is the Cause of This Patient’s Ocular Symptoms?
09/07/2018
An 87-year-old woman presented with a several-month history of persistent swelling and pain of the medial aspect of the right superior eyelid.
09/07/2018
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Conjunctival Nevus
08/13/2018
A 17-year-old black girl, a new immigrant from Ethiopia to Israel, presented for a routine checkup. Her medical history was unremarkable, and physical examination findings were normal.
08/13/2018