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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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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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Elderly Woman with Persistently High IOP

Feb 02, 2019 By Tomas Grippo, MD; Paul Finger, MD; Tatyana Milman, MD

Several weeks after laser iridotomy for acute angle-closure glaucoma, a 75-year-old woman presents with persistently high IOP.

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Just a Head Cold?

Jan 28, 2019

A 58-year-old woman presents with sinus pressure, postnasal drip, and painful irritation of the right eye which has worsened over 6 weeks.

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Man with Bilateral Lagophthalmos and Bell’s Palsy

Dec 28, 2018 By Ashvini K. Reddy, MD; Jane C. Edmond, MD

A 43-year-old man with a 1-month history of Bell's palsy develops progressive weakness of both sides of his face and is unable to close his eyes.

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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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Blindsided

Dec 05, 2018

A 74-year-old man experienced rapid, painless, progressive visual loss in his left eye while watching a football game on television.

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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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Man with Proptosis and Contralateral Ocular Bruit

Dec 05, 2018 By Jonathan Jonisch, MD; Howard D. Pomeranz, MD

A 63-year-old Italian man is brought to the ER for headaches of increasing intensity. Diagnose his condition and propose an appropriate treatment strategy.

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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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