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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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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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Then I Saw the Light

Dec 27, 2018

A reformed drug addict presents with acute pain, lid erythema, and crippling photophobia in his right eye.

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Toddler with Ecchymosis and Eyelid Edema

Dec 27, 2018 By Carolyn Hebson, MD; Anna Murchison, MD; Hans Grossniklaus, MD

This case describes an 18-month-old boy with a 6-week history of bilateral upper eyelid edema.

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Unilateral Proptosis in a 3-Year-Old Boy

Dec 23, 2018 By Ashvini K. Reddy, MD; Douglas Marx, MD; Jane C. Edmond, MD

This interactive case describes a toddler brought to a tertiary care center for evaluation of acute left-eye proptosis.

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High School Teacher Under Pressure

Dec 05, 2018

A 66-year-old man is referred for swelling over his right upper lid developing the past 4 months.

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Out of the Blue, Into the Black

Nov 08, 2018 By T. Christopher McCurry, MD; Ashvini K. Reddy, MD; Zeina A. Haddad, MD

A 67-year-old man presents with a four-day history of "graying" of the central vision in his left eye that has progressed to a central "black spot." with "flickering lights."

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Retiree with Chronic Redness in Both Eyes

Nov 07, 2018 By Sonal S. Tuli, MD

After a recent visit to another eye doctor, a 67-year-old man presents with recurrent episodes of bilateral conjunctivitis, crusting, and foreign-body sensation.

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Recurrent Ocular Inflammation in a Monocular Patient

Nov 06, 2018 By Victor T. Copeland, Ching J. Chen

A monocular patient with a 2-year history of decreased vision and floaters in her left eye presents with profound vision loss during the 6 weeks prior to presentation.

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Charlotte Web

Oct 16, 2018

A 63-year-old woman complains of 6 weeks of floaters and decreased visual acuity in both eyes that is worse in the evening.

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Eye Swollen Shut

Oct 07, 2018 By Michael Ehrlich, MD; Jason Liss, MD

A teenage boy presents to the ER with unilateral orbital swelling, blurred vision, fever, and aching pain. When he last woke from sleep, he could not open his right eye.

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Little Eye, Big Problem

Oct 07, 2018 By Rebecca S. Braverman, MD

A twin baby girl is referred by her neonatologist for suspected retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

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Drying Under Pressure

Sep 27, 2018

A 76-year-old woman with a known history of dry eye presents with complaints of increased foreign-body sensation and irritation of both eyes.

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Baby Love

May 16, 2018

A 33-year-old woman with ocular history significant for myopia presents for evaluation of asymptomatic subretinal fluid in her left eye.

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Senior Man Presents for Regular Screening

Mar 28, 2018 By Ashvini K. Reddy, MD; Elizabeth F. Baze, MD

An asymptomatic African-American man visits your practice for a regularly scheduled eye exam that turns up unexpected results during the clinical workup.

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Teenager with Intermittent Headache and Visual Field Changes

Mar 27, 2018

A 16-year-old girl complains of severe paroxysmal headaches, blurry vision, and a depth perception deficit.

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Sugar Junkie

Mar 15, 2018

An obese 52-year-old diabetic woman presents with dull ache, variable vision, and redness in her right eye. She reports fluctuating symptoms during the past year.

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Man with Unilateral Periorbital Edema

Feb 20, 2018

A 65-year-old man presents with 1 day of swelling and tenderness in his left eye along with blurred vision, increased tearing, and photosensitivity. He reports a recent lesion on his left eyelid.

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Hypertensive Woman with Sudden Painless Vision Loss

Jan 29, 2018 By Brian L. VanderBeek, MD, MPH; R. V. Paul Chan, MD

A senior woman is washing dishes in her kitchen when she suddenly realizes that she is unable to see out of her left eye.

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Coming Home, Going Blind

Jan 26, 2018 By Ramana S. Moorthy, MD

Shortly after returning from a vacation abroad, a senior woman develops pain, redness, and severe vision loss in her right eye.

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Diabetic Patient Notes Insidious Change in Vision

Jan 26, 2018 By Ashvini K. Reddy, MD; Elizabeth F. Baze, MD

A 67-year-old man with a history of anemia, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity reports worsening vision in one eye.

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