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    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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    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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    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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    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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    A Mild Infection Turned Intractable
    Apr 25, 2017 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.
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    Feb 27, 2017 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.
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    Why So Blurry?
    Feb 06, 2017 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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    Young Woman in Search of Answers
    Nov 07, 2016 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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    Destination Unknown
    Sep 21, 2016 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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    Flash Dance
    Mar 22, 2016 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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    Dec 16, 2015 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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