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Call for Submissions | 2019

Have an interesting case or baffling patient experience you'd like to share with other members? Send us your best clinical scenarios for publication on the ONE Network. Submit to casestudy@aao.org.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Critical Mass

May 27, 2019 By Omar Ozgur, MD; Tatyana Milman, MD

A middle-aged man presents with a left orbital lesion diagnosed previously as cavernous hemangioma. Until recently, the patient was asymptomatic.

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Dazed and Confused

May 27, 2019 By Griffin J. Jardine, MD; Donna H. Kim, MD; John D. Ng, MD

A 54-year-old man is admitted through the emergency room for altered mental status. He is minimally verbal, but endorses 4 days of left eye pain. You are consulted to evaluate the pain and subconjunctival hemorrhage.

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Intoxicated Man with Smoky Vision

Apr 11, 2019 By Derrick Pau, MD; Patrick Sibony, MD

A 53-year-old man presents to the ER complaining of nausea, vomiting, and "smoky" vision after consuming "3 shots of Haitian rum." Over the next 24 hours, he loses vision in both eyes.

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Out of Sorts

Mar 31, 2019

A 69-year-old African-American man with a past medical history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type 2 for 30 years and coronary artery disease presents to the ED urgently 3 days after uncomplicated right carotid endarterectomy for 80% stenosis.

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Contractual Matters

Feb 27, 2019

A 68-year-old woman with rod-cone dystrophy, myopia, and Sjogren syndrome presents with blurry vision in the operative eye 1 month after cataract surgery

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Flash Dance

Feb 27, 2019 By Grier Bomar, Jr MD; Victor Copeland, MD; Vishak J. John, MD

A 48-year-old woman presents with sudden onset of unilateral flashing lights and blind spot in her left eye.

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Double Vision in an Empty Nest

Feb 26, 2019

A 57-year-old widower reports intermittent binocular diplopia, and is concerned he won’t be able to continue work as a result.

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Haven't Got Time for the Pain

Feb 05, 2019

A 36-year-old African American man presents with acute vision loss in his right eye. Five months ago, he experienced sudden, painless vision loss in the inferior field of that eye, but could not seek medical help.

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