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    A Mass Discovered
    Nov 06, 2020
    During a routine eye examination, a healthy 5-year-old boy was noted to have a retinal mass in the right eye. He does not complain of any visual symptoms.
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    1 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 2239
    Seven-Year-Old Child with New Bilateral Corneal Haze
    Aug 31, 2020
    A 7-year-old girl with developmental delay presents for a routine eye examination and is noted to have new bilateral, central corneal haze in both eyes.
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    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 1785
    To Stitch or Not to Stitch?
    Mar 31, 2020
    A 75-year-old man with a history of penetrating keratoplasty 6 months ago presents with a 2-day history of eye pain, blurry vision, and foreign-body sensation in his left eye.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 2975
    A Mild Infection Turned Intractable
    Jan 31, 2020 By Christopher M. Pruet, MD; Judianne Kellaway, MD
    A 29-year-old woman previously diagnosed with a urinary tract infection returns to the ER with bilateral blurred vision, nausea, hematuria, and headaches.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 4514
    Homeless Man Needs New Glasses
    Jan 31, 2020 By Ashvini K. Reddy, MD; Elizabeth F. Baze, MD
    A 52-year-old man with a history of cocaine dependency presents for spectacles after losing his previous pair, but your exam uncovers additional concerns.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 936
    Little Eye, Big Problem
    Jan 28, 2020 By Rebecca S. Braverman, MD
    A twin baby girl is referred by her neonatologist for suspected retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 2578
    Check and Point to Side Effects
    Dec 05, 2019
    An 80-year-old woman who was referred to your eye clinic by her dermatologist presents with symptoms of progressive, bilateral blurred vision 2 weeks following her second infusion of nivolumab as monotherapy for metastatic BRAF-positive malignant melanoma.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 3413
    Cloudy with a Chance of...
    Dec 05, 2019 By Ravi R. Pandit, MD, MPH; Ashvini K. Reddy, MD
    A 67-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of bilateral renal transplantation is referred for sudden painless vision loss in both eyes that began about 6 weeks ago.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 432
    Doctor My Eyes
    Dec 04, 2019 By Anat Galor, MD; Roy C. Levitt, MD; and Todd P. Margolis, MD, PhD
    A 47-year-old white woman complains of 3 years of bilateral dry-eye symptoms. She specifically reports a constant sensation of dryness, burning, and sensitivity to light in both eyes. Preservative-free artificial tears do not relieve her symptoms.
    Case CME
    1 Pain Management AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
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    Why So Blurry?
    Nov 16, 2019 By H. Robert Papas, MD; Syed Gibran Khurshid, MBBS
    A 14-year-old girl presents to your clinic with sudden-onset blurry vision in her left eye and no other symptoms. She was referred by an optometrist whom she originally saw for new contacts.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 8382
    Prominent Episcleral Veins in a 53-Year-Old Man
    Sep 30, 2019 By Ashvini K. Reddy, MD; Elizabeth F. Baze, MD
    A 53-year-old man with a history of refractive error and heterochromia is referred to your clinic for management of glaucoma.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 1145
    Spontaneous Hyphema
    Sep 30, 2019
    A 34-year-old woman with no significant ocular history presents to the emergency department for 3 days of decreased vision and pain of the right eye.
    Case CME
    1 General AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 1503
    Doctor My Head Really Hurts
    Sep 11, 2019 By Nausheen Khuddus, MD; Nina Nordgren, MD
    This case describes a 10-year-old boy who presents with 2 weeks of nausea, headache, diplopia, and ptosis.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 886
    Persistent Post-DSAEK Complications
    Sep 09, 2019 By Ladan Espandar, MD; Thomas J. Heigle, MD
    A patient with prior DSAEK surgery presents to your office with complaints of persistent blurred vision and photophobia
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 987
    Blurry Vision Following Cat Scratch
    Aug 05, 2019 By Carolyn B. Hebson, MD; Daniel F. Martin, MD
    This case describes a young man with 5 days of blurry vision following 2 days of flu-like symptoms.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 1435
    Like a Bull in a China Shop
    Aug 05, 2019 By Tushar Suthar, MD; Howard Pomeranz, MD, PhD
    A 27-year-old man is referred for left-sided blurry vision. He reports bumping awkwardly into objects on his left side and occasionally breaking those in his path.
    Case CME
    • Comments 0
    • Views 1154
    Young Woman in Search of Answers
    Aug 04, 2019 By Kenneth B. Graham, MD; and Brian T. Savoie, MD
    A 28-year-old woman presents with 1 week of blurred vision in both eyes with sudden onset of symptoms without progression.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 5538
    Periorbital Swelling in a 6-Year-Old Girl
    Jun 26, 2019
    A 6-year-old girl is referred by her general practitioner with the chief complaint of a right upper lid swelling.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 2615
    Shoot the Lights Out
    Jun 11, 2019
    A 42-year-old man complains of experiencing severe headache that began as ocular pain while playing basketball.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 3399
    Destination Unknown
    Jun 05, 2019 By Ana Rita Azevedo, MD; Susan Teixeira, MD
    A 45-year-old Peace Corps volunteer presents for a routine eye checkup in anticipation of moving abroad. The clinical exam reveals an unexpected lesion.
    Case CME
    1 Self-Assessment AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
    • Comments 0
    • Views 1125
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